Error: undefined function or variable 'varname'

1

I wrote a simple piece of cvx code.

cvx_setpath
cvx_clear
cvx_begin
variable x(n);
variable z(n);
variable w(n);
expression s;
s=x.*yapp+z-w;
expression alk;
expression hrk;
alk   = x'*A*x;  %A and B are positive semidefinite matrices
hrk   = s'*B*s;

minimize (1/(2*lambda)*alk+1/(2*lambda_o)*hrk-ONESn'*x)
subject to 
     x >=0
     z     >=0
     w     >=0
     x  <= 1/n
     z+w==u+v*ONESn;
cvx_end

But unfortunately, this code produces the following error

Undefined function or variable 'x'.

Error in twofuncsvm (line 19)
s=x.*yapp+z-w;

When I change the variable name to some other thing say u, for the first time the error is about other variables like z or w and after some times again the error is about u .
What is the problem, what I’m doing wrong?
Any help is appreciated. I don’t know what to do.

2

Do you have a file named ‘x.m’ anywhere in your MATLAB path?

3

Also, you don’t happen to be running R2015b prerelease? If so… don’t. :slight_smile:

4

Hi. No I don’t have any file with that name. Even I change variable name to some other thing say ‘alp’, after some times I got the same error. And no, my matlab version is 8.3.0.532 (R2014a). This is not the first time I use cvx with this computer. I wonder what to do?

5

I must be honest I’m stumped. Makes no sense to me that right after declaring the variables they no longer exist. Without access to your computer there’s no way I can debug it. I’d suggest completely removing and reinstalling CVX but that seems weak.

6

When I bring mouse over the cvx variable, matlab intellisense shows something like ‘cvx variable 18*1’. But right after that error occurred.

7

That’s just crazy. I do apologize but of course I can’t reproduce the issue here!

8

I have the same problem here now!