function versionnumber = MatlabNumber
% MatlabNumber: Provides the matlab version number numerically
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% USAGE:
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%       versionnumber = MatlabNumber
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% REQUIRED OUTPUT: versionnumber (real number) with the number of the matlab version.
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%                       Written by: Anders Warne
%                                   New Area Wide Model Project
%                                   DG-R/EMO
%                                   European Central Bank (ECB)
%                                   Email: anders.warne@ecb.europa.eu
%                                   Copyright © 2006-2009 European Central Bank.
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%                       First version: July 21, 2006.
%                        This version: January 21, 2009.
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% CHANGELOG:
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% * 13-11-2007: Wrote the documentation.
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% * 23-5-2008:  Updated the documentation.
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% * 5-12-2008:  Updated the documentation.
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% * 21-01-2009: Updated the documentation.
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versionnumber = MatlabVersion;
%
versize = size(versionnumber,2);
numdots = 0;
for i=1:versize;
   if strcmp(versionnumber(1,i),'.')==1;
      numdots = numdots+1;
   end;
   if numdots==2;
      break;
   end;
end;
%
versionnumber = str2num(versionnumber(1,1:i-1));

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% end of MatlabNumber.m
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