Compilation failure with error message related to the simstruct.h file

simstruct.h file

Versions

All MATLAB versions under Windows.

Situation

• When compiling a Simcenter Amesim system containing interface blocks, the compilation fails and the following error message is displayed in the System Compilation window:

  '... simstruc.h: No such file or directory...' , or 
  
  
  '... Cannot open include file: 'simstruc.h'...'.
  

Solution

• The file simstruc.h is supplied with the Simulink application and it is stored in a sub-directory of the MATLAB installation directory. This implies that Simulink must be installed with MATLAB and this is the first point to check.

• If you get the first message, you must set the MATLAB environment variable so that it points to the MATLAB installation directory. For more details, please refer to Common requirements.

• If you have the second message, this is because you have installed MATLAB in a directory which has a blank character in its path (such as Program Files...). In this case, you must uninstall MATLAB and re install it in a directory whose path contains no blank character.