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In an org file, if I include a MATLAB src block that has a graphic output (a figure is plotted there), for example, the following src block:

#+begin_src matlab :session :file tst.png :results graphics
  imagesc(rand(100))
#+END_SRC

it won't be shown in the result of the src block (although the file gets saved as it should). Emacs returns, Code block produces no output (this is "not" the case for a python src block).

Roxana
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This issue is related to recent changes in org-mode (i.e. org 9.3). In the latest change log they mentioned that:

:file header argument no longer assume "file" :results The "file" :results value is now mandatory for a code block returning a link to a file. The :file or :file-ext header arguments no longer imply a "file" result is expected.

So, one needs to use the following block to have the graphic output:

#+begin_src matlab :session :file tst.png :results file graphics
  imagesc(rand(100))
#+END_SRC

for :results only graphics is not sufficient any more, it needs to be file graphics

neuroprinciplist
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  • Hello. This works great in typical org files; however, when I use it inside of org-msg ( to send a plot in an email) for some reason the result file directory is trailed by `/../../../` such as `file:../../../chart.png` Do you have any idea of why this happens and a work-around? – Ajned Jul 25 '20 at 12:55