Turn the output of a script into a cell array?

Hello, so I have this script...

PathName = ('T:\10 - VEHICLE TESTING RESULTS\2011 KENWORTH ISX15\10 - CANAPE FILES\1307\MAT_raw');

matdatesearch1(PathName); %# of uploaded files from last day
matdatesearch3(PathName); %# of uploaded files from last 3 days
matdatesearch7(PathName); %# of uploaded files from last week  

disp('Last location:');
a = LatestFileUploaded(PathName);
load(a);
lat = CAN2_CAN_GPS_1_GPS_Y(end); 
lon = CAN2_CAN_GPS_1_GPS_X(end);
GetGPSLocation(lat, lon)

cd(PathName);
disp('                                    ');
LatestFile(PathName); % The latest file uploaded
disp('                                    ');
LastMovement(PathName);  %Last time truck moved -- last time vehicle speed was > 0

As you can see, the script contains different functions. The output of the script looks like this...

Number of files in the last day:
     3

Number of files in the last 3 days:
    16

Number of files in the last 7 days:
    48

Last location:
720 Aero Drive, Buffalo, NY 14225, USA
Buffalo, NY 14225, USA
Cheektowaga, NY, USA
Cheektowaga, NY, USA
Erie, NY, USA
United States, 
New York, USA
United States

Latest file uploaded:
  20130729_SPLBRENT3_081610.mat

    Last time truck moved:
    29-Jul-2013 10:13:32

Does anyone know how I have the output of my script come as a cell array? I tried a few different things but nothing seems to work. Thanks in advance!

[Cedric]

What are you calling "output of your script"? We cannot see which output is a cell array and where it comes from. In any case, as it will come from the output of one of these functions that are called, we'll need to know relevant function(s) internals.

[Cedric]

I think that I understand.. you took the output of one of the methods described here

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/83449-get-gps-location-from-coordinates

as last location and you don't understand why you have multiple locations? If this is the issue, read well my answer in this former thread, because I explain why, as well as what should be done next to filter locations (which implies working quite a bit on understanding the Google Geocoding API and its XML output).

[Jacqueline]

I was just calling the output of the script whatever shows up when I run the script. I was just wondering if there is a way I can turn whatever I get from my script into a cell array

Answer 1

[Cedric]

If the question is not: how to filter the cell array

 720 Aero Drive, Buffalo, NY 14225, USA
 Buffalo, NY 14225, USA
 Cheektowaga, NY, USA
 Cheektowaga, NY, USA
 Erie, NY, USA
 United States, 
 New York, USA
 United States

but: how to build a cell array with all the information that is currently displayed on screen, the solution is to make these various functions that you are calling output information instead of (or in addition to) displaying it.

For example, instead of having

 function matdatesearch1(PathName)
     % Code for computing the number of files: nFiles.
     disp(nFiles) ;
 end

and a call like

 matdatesearch1(PathName);

which displays the result but doesn't store it anywhere, you update a little the function so it returns nFiles :

 function nFiles = matdatesearch1(PathName)
     % Code for computing the number of files: nFiles.
     disp(nFiles) ;
 end

and you store the output wherever you want when you call the function, e.g. in a struct:

 result.nFiles1day = matdatesearch1(PathName) ;

or in a numeric variable

 nFiles1day = matdatesearch1(PathName) ;

that you can then store in a cell array..

 result = {nFiles1day, nFiles3days, nFiles7days, etc} ;