Database Toolbox

How Databases Connect to MATLAB

The Database Toolbox connects MATLAB to a database using MATLAB functions. Data is retrieved from the database as a string, parsed into the correct data types, and stored in a MATLAB cell array. At that point, you use MATLAB's extensive set of tools to work with the data. You can include Database Toolbox functions in MATLAB M-files. To export the data from MATLAB to a database, you use MATLAB functions.

The Database Toolbox also comes with the Visual Query Builder (VQB), an easy-to-use graphical user interface for retrieving data from your database. With the VQB, you build queries to retrieve data by selecting information from lists rather than by entering MATLAB functions. The VQB retrieves the data into a MATLAB cell array so you then can process the data using MATLAB's suite of functions. With the VQB, you can display the retrieved information in relational tables, reports, and charts.

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