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7 Functions — Alphabetical List

Output Arguments

A cell array, table, dataset array, structure, or numeric matrix depending on

specifications set by setdbprefs.

Import the productDescription column from the productTable table in the

dbtoolboxdemo database.

conn = database('dbtoolboxdemo','','');

setdbprefs('DataReturnFormat','cellarray')

results = fetch(conn,'select productdescription from producttable')

'Victorian Doll'

'Engine Kit'

'Painting Set'

'Space Cruiser'

'Building Blocks'

'Tin Soldier'

'Teddy Bear'

If you experience speed and memory issues, use the fetchbatchsize argument.

View the size of the cell array into which the results were returned.

size(results)

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