Cell contents reference from a non-cell array object.

Hi,

I am dealing with the following error:

Cell contents reference from a
non-cell array object.

The error points me to the following line:

Error using dataset/subsrefDot
(line 80)

which corresponds to:

update(conn, tablename, columnnames, data, whereclause);

Any ideas on how to deal with the error? If needed i can provide the full code as well.

[Adam]

You will definitely need to provide your code that calls this function as that is clearly the source of the error.

[Paul]

%%connect to Bloomberg enviro-PRICEnment 
%%create connection variable 
%Set preferences with setdbprefs.
setdbprefs('DataReturnFormat', 'dataset');
setdbprefs('NullNumberRead', 'NaN');
setdbprefs('NullStringRead', 'null');

%%%%%%%%%%%%VARIABLES DE TIMER %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%Tiempo de Trade 1 hora (60*60).
%t_medicion = 3600;

%Duracion de Prueba (en segundos): Trade 10 minutos (10*60).
t_medicion = 60;

%Frecuencia de Prueba 5 segundos (5*1).
t_frecuencia = 1;

t_datacommit = 0.2;

%%%%%%%%%%%%%CONEXIONES %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% BLOOMBERG
c = blp;

% ORACLEpeo
conn = database('XE','CLBCBTRADER','CLBCBTRADER_2014','oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver','jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XE');

% EMSX %PATA ADR
b = emsx('//blp/emapisvc');

OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_ORDER_TYPE = 'LMT';
OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_BROKER = 'BCIE';
OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_TIF = 'IOC';
OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_HAND_INSTRUCTION = 'AUTO';

OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_ORDER_TYPE = 'LMT';
OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_BROKER = 'BCIE';
OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_TIF = 'IOC';
OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_HAND_INSTRUCTION = 'AUTO';

%%%%%%%%%%%%%CONEXIONES %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% LISTADO DE EQUITIES PARA ARBITRAJE
EQUITIES_curs = exec(conn, 'SELECT SECURITYID_ADR, SECURITYID_LOCAL, CONVERSION FROM ARBITRAJE_EQUITY');
EQUITIES_curs = fetch(EQUITIES_curs);
EQUITIES_numrows = rows(EQUITIES_curs);
%Assign data to output variable
l_equities = EQUITIES_curs.Data;

%INICIO DE TIMER
t = timer('TimerFcn', 'stat=false; disp(''Timer!'')',... 
                 'StartDelay',t_medicion);
start(t);
stat=true;

% PARAMETROS PARA INSERT DE MARKET DATA EN ARBITRAJE_DATAFEED
tablename='ARBITRAJE_DATAFEED';
columnnames={'LASTPX_ADR', 'LASTPX_LOCAL', 'BID', 'ASK'};

tablename_curncy='BCI_CRNCY';
columnnames_curncy={'BID', 'ASK'};

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%CICLO DE TRADE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
while(stat==true)
    [C,CLP] = getdata(c, 'USDCLP DTTC Curncy', {'BID';'ASK'});
    data_curncy = {C.BID, C.ASK};
    whereclause_curncy = '';
    update(conn, tablename_curncy, columnnames_curncy, data_curncy, whereclause_curncy);        
    pause(t_datacommit);

      for i = 1:EQUITIES_numrows
          [A,ADR] = getdata(c, l_equities.SECURITYID_ADR{i}, {'PX_LAST'});
          [L,BSC] = getdata(c, l_equities.SECURITYID_LOCAL{i}, {'PX_LAST'});        
          data    = {A.PX_LAST, L.PX_LAST, C.BID - 0.1, C.ASK + 0.1};
          whereclause = strcat('WHERE SECURITYID = ''', ADR{1}, '''');
          update(conn, tablename, columnnames, data, whereclause);
          pause(t_datacommit);

          %OBTENCION DE BUFFER
          query_getbuffer = strcat('SELECT BUFFER FROM ARBITRAJE_DATAFEED WHERE SECURITYID = ''', ADR{1}, '''');
          BUFFER_curs = exec(conn, query_getbuffer);
          BUFFER_curs = fetch(BUFFER_curs);
          BUFFER_numrows = rows(BUFFER_curs);

          %Assign data to output variable
          l_listbuffer = BUFFER_curs.Data;
          l_buffer = l_listbuffer{1,1};        

          if  l_buffer > 0.002 %se puede modificar            
              disp('ARBITRA!!!!!!');
              disp(l_buffer);
              %PATA LOCAL
              BrokerStruct_Local.EMSX_TICKER = l_equities.SECURITYID_LOCAL{i};
              BrokerStruct_Local.EMSX_BROKER = 'BCIE'; %cambiar codigo de broker
              BrokerStruct_Local.EMSX_STRATEGY_NAME = 'NONE';
              stratStruct_Local.EMSX_STRATEGY_FIELDS = {'EMSX_TICKER', 'EMSX_BROKER'};
              stratStruct_Local.EMSX_STRATEGY_NAME = 'NONE';
              stratStruct_Local.EMSX_STRATEGY_FIELD_INDICATORS = int32([0 0]);

              OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_TICKER = l_equities.SECURITYID_LOCAL{i};            
              OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_LIMIT_PRICE = L.PX_LAST;                       
              OrderStruct_Local.EMSX_AMOUNT = int32(100); %numero modificable                     

              %PATA ADR  
              BrokerStruct_ADR.EMSX_TICKER = l_equities.SECURITYID_ADR{i};
              BrokerStruct_ADR.EMSX_BROKER = 'IBKR'; %cambiar codigo de broker de IB
              BrokerStruct_ADR.EMSX_STRATEGY_NAME = 'NONE';
              stratStruct_ADR.EMSX_STRATEGY_FIELDS = {'EMSX_TICKER', 'EMSX_BROKER'};
              stratStruct_ADR.EMSX_STRATEGY_NAME = 'NONE';
              stratStruct_ADR.EMSX_STRATEGY_FIELD_INDICATORS = int32([0 0]);

              OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_TICKER = l_equities.SECURITYID_ADR{i};            
              OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_LIMIT_PRICE = A.PX_LAST;

              %l_ADRnumber = round(100/l_equities.CONVERSION{i});
              disp(l_equities.CONVERSION{1}); % aqui esta fallando la asignacion
              %disp(l_ADRnumber);
              OrderStruct_ADR.EMSX_AMOUNT = int32(l_ADRnumber); %numero modificable                     

              %rshortOrderWithStrat_Local = createOrderAndRouteWithStrat(b,OrderStruct_Local,stratStruct_Local);
              %rshortOrderWithStrat_ADR = createOrderAndRouteWithStrat(b,OrderStruct_ADR,stratStruct_ADR);                        
          end

      end
      disp('Market Data Insertado');
      %pause(t_datacommit);            
      pause(t_frecuencia);
  end

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%FIN CICLO TRADE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% CIERRE DE VARIABLES
close(EQUITIES_curs);
stop(t);
delete(t);
close(c);
close(conn);

[Image Analyst]

Please give the full error code - ALL THE RED TEXT. I didn't see any cell reference in the line of code you gave so I need to see all the red text. Don't snip out just a small portion of it and paraphrase it like you did.

[Paul]

Error using dataset/subsrefDot
(line 80)
Cell contents reference from a
non-cell array object.

Error in dataset/subsref (line 73)
    [varargout{1:nargout}] =
    subsrefDot(a,s);

Error in two_leg_Arbitrage (line
120)
            disp(l_equities.CONVERSION{1});
            % aqui esta fallando
            la asignacion

[Adam]

Is

l_equities.CONVERSION

a cell array?

You can just stick a breakpoint in and easily find out this kind of thing from a fairly explicit error like that.

[Paul]

l_equities.CONVERSION

is a cell array yes.

Answer 1

[Sean de Wolski]

Apparently it's not a cell array at that point. Or something else is horribly wrong. This is where debug stop on errors is your best friend:

Run:

dbstop if error

This sets a condition to stop when an error is thrown so you can see everything as it is at the time of the error. Then recreate the error.

My magic eight ball guess is that l_equities.CONVERSION is empty; that it will eventually become a cell array but is not on your first iteration.

[Paul]

I tried dbstop if error but it gives me the same output. The code otherwise runs fine.

l_equities.CONVERSION looks like this.

>> l_equities.CONVERSION

ans =

       3
      50
      30
       1

[Paul]

However, I just tried and changed the brackets from { to ( and now at least i get a different error.

[Sean de Wolski]

The above is not a cell array. If it was it would look like this:

ans = 
  [ 3]
  [50]
  [30]
  [ 1]

And thus the {} braces are not appropriate. You could use (), it should no longer error for the same reason, but I don't know if the results are expected.

[Paul]

thanks

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

It's not clear that l_equities.CONVERSION is even defined at that point. I searched the entire code you provided and the first time you even mentioned l_equities.CONVERSION was when you tried to display its values. But I would think you would have gotten a different error like "Reference to non-existent field 'CONVERSION'." so it probably got defined when you assigned EQUITIES_curs.Data to l_equities - "Data" must have been a structure itself with fields like "Conversion". What happens if you put these lines

l_equities
whos(l_equities)
fieldnames(l_equities)
whos(l_equities.CONVERSION)

after this call:

%Assign data to output variable
l_equities = EQUITIES_curs.Data

and also before the disp() call. Don't use semicolons at the ends of the lines.

And finally, I think "debugging by back and forth postings in a discussion forum" is tedious and takes way way too long, so what can you learn from this link.

[Paul]

thanks for all the answers. Indeed i replaced the brackets { by ( and the code works now

Answer 3

[Paul]

Problem solved by replacing these brackets { by (.