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Re: cell array dimensions do not match
Posted:
Dec 12, 2012 8:17 PM
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:21:06 PM UTC+13, Alex wrote:
> I am having a problem where I am trying to create a cell array of strings to use in rmfield. I am combining a stem(chart) with a number (any number) to create the field I want to remove. For example, if I need to remove DeltaT.chart1, deltaT.chart6, deltaT.chart7, then my cell array would be:
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> chart1
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> chart6
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> chart7
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> The problem I have is when I get to chart 10 or more. If I have a number greater than 10 I would have the following:
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> chart1
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> chart6
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> chart7
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> chart10
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> ??? Error using ==> vertcat
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> CAT arguments dimensions are not consistent.
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> Error in ==> remover at 28
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> toremove = [toremove;field]
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> I think because I am trying to fit a 7 character wide (chart10) string into a 6 character wide cell array.
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> Is there a way around this or something I can do instead? My code is below if it helps.
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> Thanks,
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> Alex
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> for a = 17%1:22
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> listremove = []
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> toremove = []
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> rmvr = 0;
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> Fileone = 'NODIPSinBTBTB_Delta';
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> File = [Fileone,'Comp',int2str(a)]
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> load([Fileone,int2str(a),'.mat'])
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> data = deltaT;
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> stem = 'chart';
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> for L = 1:length(fieldnames(data))
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> field = [stem,int2str(L)];
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> if length(data.(field)) == 0
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> rmvr = 1
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> listremove = [listremove L];
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> end
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> end
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> if rmvr == 1
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> for g = 1:length(listremove)
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> field = [stem,int2str(listremove(g))]
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> toremove = [toremove;field]
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> end
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> deltaT = rmfield(data, toremove)
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> end
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> save(File, 'deltaT')
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> clear all
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> end
This seems a very roundabout way of doing it...........
Have you thought of using structure arrays?
So, instead of DeltaT.chart1, DeltaT.chart2, etc you'd have
DeltaT(1).chart, DeltaT(2).chart, etc which you can deal with in a for loop.
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