DatabaseCell2Mat

Converts the cell matrix that the Database Toolbox provides into a numeric matrix and a structure.

Description

DATABASECELL2MAT converts the cell matrix that the Database Toolbox provides into a numeric matrix and a structure. The fieldnames of the structure will be the same as the column names of the tables.
 
It converts date/time types into MATLAB julians and bit types into 1s and 0s.
 
Without this utility, dates would be in string format not compatible with datenum and the bit types would be "true" or "false".
 
CAVEATS:
  Times are ignored
  Strings are not handled.
 
INPUTS:
  Cellstring matrix
  Table attributes
 
USAGE:
  c=database('mydb','','');
  query=['SELECT * FROM mytable;'];
  curs=exec(c,query);
  curs=fetch(curs);
  [mat,s]=DatabaseCell2Mat(curs.Data,attr(curs));
  close(c);
>> curs.data(1:4,:)
    [4.2][1x21 char][-13.3][ 1.8][ 6.4][-7.9][-24.7][1x21 char] 'false'
    [5.5][1x21 char][ -4.7][ 6.8][11.7][-1.8][-17.2][1x21 char] 'false'
    [ 4][1x21 char][ -7.3][ 2.3][ 7.2][-3.7][-17.1][1x21 char] 'false'
    [5.7][1x21 char][ -6.6][-0.3][ 9.4][-1.6][ -16][1x21 char] 'false'
>> curs.data(1:4,2)
    '2003-03-31 00:00:00.0'
    '2003-03-31 00:00:00.0'
    '2003-04-30 00:00:00.0'
    '2003-04-30 00:00:00.0'
>> mat(1:4,:)
  1.0e+005 *
    0.0000 7.3167 -0.0001 0.0000 0.0001 -0.0001 -0.0002 7.3164 0
    0.0001 7.3167 -0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 -0.0000 -0.0002 7.3164 0
    0.0000 7.3170 -0.0001 0.0000 0.0001 -0.0000 -0.0002 7.3164 0
    0.0001 7.3170 -0.0001 -0.0000 0.0001 -0.0000 -0.0002 7.3164 0
>> s
        Coupon: [13215x1 double]
      Maturity: [13215x1 double]
       Axx_Spd: [13215x1 double]
        AX_COD: [13215x1 double]
    AX_100dMax: [13215x1 double]
    AX_100dAvg: [13215x1 double]
    AX_100dMin: [13215x1 double]
       AX_Date: [13215x1 double]
       Current: [13215x1 double]
 
It's not fancy, but it works.

• Required Products: Database Toolbox
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 6.5 (R13)

[Neil Caithness]

I know it's some time since this was submitted, but the database toolbox does quite a nice job of this now. Try something like --

function data=db2struct(odbc,username,password,table,fields)

conn=database(odbc,username,password);
if nargin<4
    meta=dmd(conn);
    data=tables(meta,'cata');
else
    if nargin<5, fields='*'; end
    setdbprefs('DataReturnFormat','structure');
    curs=exec(conn,['SELECT ' fields ' FROM ' table]);
    curs=fetch(curs);
    data=curs.Data;
end