Database Toolbox

Getting Started

Preface

What Is the Database Toolbox?

How Databases Connect to MATLAB

New Features

Features of the Database Toolbox

Related Products

Using This Guide

Expected Background

Organization of the Document

Online Help

Typographical Conventions

Using the Database Toolbox

Installation and Setup

System Requirements

Platforms

MATLAB Version

Databases

Drivers

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Data Types

Installing the Database Toolbox

Setting Up a Data Source

Setting Up a Local Data Source for ODBC Drivers

Setting Up a Remote Data Source for ODBC Drivers

Setting Up a Data Source for JDBC Drivers

Starting the Database Toolbox

Visual Query Builder Tutorial

About the Visual Query Builder

Visual Query Builder Interface

When to Use the Visual Query Builder

When to Use Database Toolbox Functions

Examples Using the Visual Query Builder

Online Help for the Visual Query Builder

Starting and Quitting the Visual Query Builder

Building, Running, and Saving a Query

Building and Running a Query

NULL Values

Using Retrieved Data in MATLAB

Saving a Query

Clearing Variables from the Data Area

Viewing Query Results

Relational Display of Data

Chart Display of Results

Report Display of Results in a Table

Display of Results in the Report Generator

Fine-Tuning Queries Using Advanced Query Options

Retrieving Unique Occurrences

Retrieving Information That Meets Specified Criteria

Presenting Results in Specified Order

Creating Subqueries for Values from Multiple Tables

Creating Queries for Results from Multiple Tables

Other Features in Advanced Query Options

Tutorial for Functions

Introduction

About Objects and Methods for the Database Toolbox

Importing Data into MATLAB from a Database

Viewing Information About the Imported Data

Exporting Data from MATLAB to a New Record in a Database

Exporting Data from MATLAB, Replacing Existing Data in a Database

Exporting Multiple Records from MATLAB

Accessing Metadata

Resultset Metadata Object

Performing Driver Functions

Working with Cell Arrays in MATLAB

Viewing Query Results

Retrieving Elements of Query Results

Performing Functions on Cell Arrays

Creating Cell Arrays for Exporting Data from MATLAB

Reference

Function Reference

Functions by Category

General

Database Connection

SQL Cursor

Importing Data into MATLAB from a Database

Exporting Data from MATLAB to a Database

Database Metadata Object

Driver Object

Drivermanager Object

Resultset Object

Resultset Metadata Object

Visual Query Builder

Alphabetical List of Functions

   attr  

bestrowid

clearwarnings

close

cols

columnnames

columnprivileges

columns

commit

confds

crossreference

database

dmd

driver

drivermanager

exec

exportedkeys

fetch

get

importedkeys

indexinfo

insert

isconnection

isdriver

isjdbc

isnullcolumn

isreadonly

isurl

logintimeout

namecolumn

ping

primarykeys

procedurecolumns

procedures

querybuilder

querytimeout

register

resultset

rollback

rows

rsmd

set

setdbprefs

sql2native

supports

tableprivileges

tables

unregister

update

versioncolumns

width

GUI Reference

Visual Query Builder Dialog Box

Starting the Visual Query Builder

Features of the Visual Query Builder

Getting Help for the Visual Query Builder

Other Database Functionality

See Also

Data Source

See Also

Tables

See Also

Fields

See Also

Advanced Query Options

See Also

All or Distinct

Example Using All and Distinct

See Also

Where

Where Clauses Dialog Box

Examples Using Where Clauses

See Also

Fields

Condition

Operator

Current clauses

Subquery

Group By

Group By Clauses Dialog Box

Example Using Group By Clauses

See Also

Having

Example Using Having Clause

See Also

Order By

Order By Clauses Dialog Box

Example Using Order By Clauses

SQL Statement

See Also

MATLAB Workspace Variable

See Also

Execute

See Also

Data

Using Retrieved Data in MATLAB

See Also

Display Menu

See Also

Display Data

Display Chart - Charting Dialog Box

Display Report

Display Report Generator

Query Menu

Execute Queries

Load Saved Queries

Save Queries

Preferences for Queries

See Also


 Getting Started