Anyone know how to input a string into a for loop?

I am trying to loop a vector of strings into a given function, but everytime it goes through the for loop, it is viewed as a whole bunch of ascii character values. Anyone have any ideas how to keep it as a string?

temp1 = ['1991/05/19 13:00:00','1991/07/19 13:00:00']
[a1 a2] = size(temp1)

for i = 1:a2
  temp2 = temp1(i)
  [temp3(i) temp4(i)] = SolarAzEl(temp2,30,60,0.15)
end

%This is the input type for the function [Az El] = SolarAzEl('1991/05/19 13:00:00',50,10,0)

Answer 1

[Matt Fig]

You should use a cell array instead of a character array:

temp1 = {'1991/05/19 13:00:00','1991/07/19 13:00:00'};

temp1{1}  % Notice the use of {} instead of () or []
temp1{2}

[Matt Fig]

Franco replied:

"I still have the problem of the size function counting the number of ascii values rather than 2 strings. In other words, a2 is something like 30 rather than 2"

[Matt Fig]

You did not do what I did then:

>> temp1 = {'1991/05/19 13:00:00','1991/07/19 13:00:00'};
>> [a1 a2] = size(temp1)

a1 =

       1

a2 =

       2

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

Franco you are using [ ] rather then { }