This example shows how to retrieve database information using the connection object and the sqlfind function.
The example assumes that you are connecting to a Microsoft® SQL Server® database that contains a table named productTable.
Create an ODBC database connection to a Microsoft SQL Server database with Windows® authentication. Specify a blank user name and password.
datasource = 'MS SQL Server Auth'; conn = database(datasource,'','');
Check the database connection. If the Message property is empty, then the connection is successful.
conn.Message
ans =
[]
Display the catalogs in the database by using the Catalogs property of the connection object.
conn.Catalogs
ans =
1×4 cell array
{'master'} {'msdb'} {'tempdb'} {'toy_store'}
Display the first three schemas in the database by using the Schemas property of the connection object.
conn.Schemas{1:3}
ans =
'dbo'
ans =
'guest'
ans =
'INFORMATION_SCHEMA'
Find all table types in the database by using the sqlfind function with the connection object.
tables = sqlfind(conn,'');
Display the first three table types.
tables(1:3,:)
ans =
3×5 table
Catalog Schema Table Columns Type
___________ ____________________ _____________________ ___________ ______
'toy_store' 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' 'CHECK_CONSTRAINTS' {1×4 cell} 'VIEW'
'toy_store' 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' 'COLUMNS' {1×23 cell} 'VIEW'
'toy_store' 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' 'COLUMN_DOMAIN_USAGE' {1×7 cell} 'VIEW'
Find the table type of the table productTable.
tablename = 'productTable';
data = sqlfind(conn,tablename);
data.Type
ans =
1×1 cell array
{'TABLE'}
Find all columns in the database table productTable and display them.
data = sqlfind(conn,tablename);
data.Columns{:}
ans =
1×5 cell array
Columns 1 through 4
{'productNumber'} {'stockNumber'} {'supplierNumber'} {'unitCost'}
Column 5
{'productDescript…'}
close(conn)
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