title: Is there a way to get the MATLAB version without starting the engine?
body: <p>Is there a way to get the version of MATLAB without launching the engine? When launched (in non-GUI mode) it prints the version to stout - but I am using it remotely from Java and so that output is not available.</p>
  
  <p>As an alternative, is there a way to get the version from within MATLAB?</p>
  
  <p>By 'version' I mean preferably the double-string number, e.g "7.13" as opposed to the release number e.g "R2011b".</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!
  James</p>