export a matlab figure or simulink modell to powerpoint

Hi people

today i have something nice! i needed to export a simulink modell to powerpoint, and i did not want to make a screen shot. the clue is saveppt.

to use the program, i typed:

saveppt('test.ppt','title of the slide','-sTheNameOfTheModell')

check if a excel workbook is open

hi people, today, i discovered this function. it is very usefull, thanks to the authors.

the link to the function is here.
and the function is here:

Function WorkbookOpen(WorkBookName As String) As Boolean
' returns TRUE if the workbook is open
WorkbookOpen = False
On Error GoTo WorkBookNotOpen
If Len(Application.WorkBooks(WorkBookName).Name) > 0 Then
WorkbookOpen = True
Exit Function
End If
WorkBookNotOpen:
End Function

to call this function, use for example:

If Not WorkbookOpen("MyWorkbookName.xls") Then
Workbooks.Open "MyWorkbookName.xls"
End If

vba function to calculate the column value from a number

Hi, this function returns a script, which contains the value of the columns for excel. for example, if you call MyColumn(1), you'll get the string "A". If you call MyColumn(27), you'll get "AA".

Function myColumn(column As Integer) As String
'******************************
' author: tomas mezger
' tmezger_at_ffe.de
' date: 12.10.2007
'******************************
' this function returns a script, which contains the value of
' the columns for excel
' for example,
' MyColumn(1) = A
' MyColumn(26) = Z
' MyColumn(27) = AA
' MyColumn(100) = CV
' MyColumn(256) = IV
' MyColumn(257) = NULL <--- Error. Excel has only 256 columns!!!!

Dim column1 As Integer
Dim column2 As Integer


column2 = (column - 1) Mod 26 + 65
'MyColumn2 = Chr(column2)
' das liefert das hintere Teil des Bezuges
If column > 256 Then
myColumn = "NULL"
MsgBox ("Error, column must be <= 256 !!!")
Else
If column <= 26 Then
myColumn = Chr(column2)
Else
column1 = WorksheetFunction.RoundDown(((column - 1) / 26), 0) + 64
myColumn = Chr(column1) & Chr(column2)
End If
End If

End Function

matlab funktion zum formatieren von ticklabels

Hallo,

diesmal auf deutsch, eine kleine Funktion, um in matlab die Achsennumerierung "auf deutsch" umzusetzen.
das heisst, es wird "." als tausender separator benutzt.

die funktion macht aus
0 -> 0
1000 -> 1.000
1111 -> 1.111
1110 -> 1.110
1100 -> 1.100
10000->10.000

usw...

hier ist die funktion:

function out = StrFormat(in)

%% 1000
t=floor(in./1000);
%% 100
c= (in - t*1000);

%% merge
for i=1:1:length(in)
str_t = num2str(t(i));
str_c = num2str(c(i));

switch length(str_c)
case 3
% alles ok
case 2
str_c(3) ='0';
case 1
str_c(2:3) = '0';
otherwise
disp('error in switch str_c')
end

out{i} = [str_t '.' str_c ];
if out{i} == '0.000'
out{i} = '0';
end
end

wie funktioniert die Funktion? Hier eine kleine Hilfe:

yticklabel=StrFormat(get(gca,'YTick'));
xticklabel=StrFormat(get(gca,'XTick'));
set(gca,'YTickLabel',yticklabel,'XTickLabel',xticklabel)

very simple sound (signal) generation in matlab and vba

hi people.

for my scripts, i sometimes put a sound-generating function at the end, that lets me know the script is finished.

to do this in matlab, use this command

sound(ones(1,10))

in vba, use

beep()

at the moment i'm not working with LaTeX

Hi people, at the moment i'm not working with LaTeX. at office, i HAVE to work with word :-(

but i steel active in the LaTeX world, i will post here as soon as i have more time (uff. that's the big question... when do i have time???)

have a while

leg

check if a excel chart as a legend in vba

hi people, i had a problem with a vba script and i needed to check if a chart in excel had a legend active.

for that, use this code:

If ActiveChart.HasLegend Then
ActiveChart.Legend.Select
Selection.AutoScaleFont = False
With Selection.Font
.Name = "Arial"
.FontStyle = "normal"
.Size = 12
.Strikethrough = False
.Superscript = False
.Subscript = False
.OutlineFont = False
.Shadow = True
.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleNone
.ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
.Background = xlAutomatic
End With

'With Selection.Border
' .Weight = xlHairline
' .LineStyle = xlAutomatic
'End With
Selection.Shadow = True
End If

my Style (report) for LaTeX documents

Hi, i have uploaded my style for latex documents. it's a modified version of the report class. i use it for my thesis at the university of munich (technische universität münchen, TUM).

you can find the description of the files and the files at my latex webpage:
http://latexhints.googlepages.com/

if you have any question, feel free to contact me.

carpetplot with matlab - part 2

hi, i have made some modifications to the carpetplot function.

here they are

function carpetplot(data,FigNr)

max_zeilen = 24;
zeile=1;
spalte=1;
i=1;
while spalte <= 365, while zeile <= max_zeilen, DATA(zeile,spalte)=data(i); zeile=zeile+1; i=i+1; end spalte=spalte+1; zeile=1; end %DATA=flipud(DATA); x=[1:1:365]; y=[0:1:23]; %% figure(FigNr) clf axes1 = axes(... 'FontSize',12,... 'LineWidth',1,... 'Box','on',... 'Parent',figure(FigNr),... 'YDir','reverse',... 'YTick',[0 4 8 12 16 20 ],... 'PlotBoxAspectRatio',[1 1 1]); xlabel(axes1,'Tage im Jahr'); ylabel(axes1,'Uhrzeit'); grid(axes1,'off'); hold(axes1,'all'); set(gca,'XLim',([1 365]),'YLim',([0 23]))%,'ZLim',([-20000 -5000])) surf(x,y,DATA,'EdgeColor','none',... 'LineWidth',1,'Parent',axes1); view(0,90) colorbar('Fontsize',12) annotation(gcf,'textarrow',[0.9 0.9],[0.7723 0.8215],... 'TextEdgeColor','none',... 'TextRotation',90,... 'FontSize',12,... 'String','Tempeartur in °C',... 'HeadStyle','none',... 'LineStyle','none');

copy as picture from excel

Hi people.

a new trick: in excel you can copy a selection "as picture" into the clipboard. to do this, just select the table you whant to copy (or the range) and hold on shift. then click on edit (continue holding shift) and you'll see something like "picture copy" (sorry, my excel is in german, i don't know what's the name for this function in english).... there you are.

another posibility is to create a macro and give him a shortcut. put this single line in the macro:

Selection.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlPrinter, Format:=xlPicture

and that's it.

enjoy it

Thermodynamic properties of water and steam

Hi people, today i found 2 usefull packages for matlab if you plan to calculate the thermodynamic properties of water with matlab. I have not test the packages yet.

you can find them here: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do?objectId=7523
and
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do?objectId=9817

have a while

PDF documents on matlab

Hi people,

today i discovered this place, where you can find many documents about matlab. it is posible that you can download this documents from the mathworks, but i have not seen them (i have not search for them anyway....).

bye

excel in german has diferent names for functions

Hi people. for all the people working with the german version of excel:
this excel file shows you many functions, and their name in german and english. very usefull!!!!

Speed up vba

Hi again.

a small hint for vba users. if you move large amount of data and your script takes too long to run, consider putting the following lines at the beginning of the script:

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

at the end of the script, you should put this lines:

Application.ScreenUpdating = True

Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic

"add sheets after". How to add sheets in excel

Hi people. if you have the problem that excel always create new sheets at the left side of the current one, you have to try this script. just add it to your personal vba module and make a shortcut for the keyboard.

the code is:

Sub add_sheets_after()
Dim mySheet As String
Dim myNewSheet As String
mySheet = ActiveSheet.Name
Sheets.Add
myNewSheet = ActiveSheet.Name
Sheets(myNewSheet).Select
Sheets(myNewSheet).Move After:=Sheets(Sheets.Count)
End Sub

change the Cell mode in excel from A1 to R1C1 using vba

To do this, you can write a simple macro as follows:

Sub bezugsart()
'
' bezugsart Makro
' Makro am 30.10.2007 von TMezger aufgezeichnet
'

If Application.ReferenceStyle = xlA1 Then
With Application
.ReferenceStyle = xlR1C1
End With

Else

With Application
.ReferenceStyle = xlA1
End With
End If

End Sub

carpet plots with matlab

if you are planning to plot some data as carpet plot, you can use matlab. there is a simple trick to do that.

in this example, i create a carpet plot for a 35040 vector.
first, i convert the data into a 365x96 matrix. then i plot it using the surf command, and change the view point with "view(0,90)"
that's all!
here the function:

---

function carpetplot(data,FigNr,colormap)



max_zeilen = 24*4;
zeile=1;
spalte=1;
i=1;
while spalte <= 365,
  while zeile <= max_zeilen,
      DATA(zeile,spalte)=data(i);
      zeile=zeile+1;
      i=i+1;
  end
  spalte=spalte+1;
  zeile=1;
end


x=[1:1:365];
y=[0:(1/(4)):24-1/(4)];

figure(FigNr)
clf
     axes1 = axes(...
           'FontSize',16,...
           'LineWidth',1,...
           'Box','on',...
           'Parent',figure(FigNr));%,...
%              'CLim',[-20000 -5000]);
     xlabel(axes1,'Tag im Jahr');
     ylabel(axes1,'Uhrzeit');
     grid(axes1,'off');
     hold(axes1,'all');




     set(gca,'XLim',([1 365]),'YLim',([0 (24-1/(4*60))]))%,'ZLim',([-20000 -5000]))

     surf(x,y,DATA,'EdgeColor','none',...
       'LineWidth',1,'Parent',axes1);
     view(0,90)



     colorbar1 = colorbar('peer',...
       axes1,'EastOutside',...
       'Box','on',...
       'FontSize',16,...
       'XLim',[-0.5 1.5], 'YLim', [-20000 -5000],...
       'CLim',[0 6]);


     %load('MyColormaps','mycmap')
     set(figure(FigNr),'Colormap',colormap)

    % set(axes1,'CLim', [0 4])

Published with MATLAB® 7.5

take a look to the part 2 of the carpet plot function

documentation for hgexport

if you take a look at the help in matlab, you won't find a good documentation of the function hgexport. this is because the function is steel being only for internal proposes.

to see how this function work, take a look at the file itself:

===
>> edit hgexport
===

export a figure using a style from the matlab command line

Hi,

i was wondering if there is a posibility to export a figure directly from the commandline using matlab using a predefined style.

well... there is.

i have made a function (inspired on this link) called fig2png where you can do it (at the end of this post). To call the function, use this:

fig2png(gcf,'fig1.png','style_FfE_ppt')

---

function fig2png(figname,filename,sname)
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% tmezger@ffe.de
% 08.11.2007
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%this function exports the figure figname to a file filename, using the
%style sname
% the style hast to be in your matlab home!!!

%% check if figure is docked
if strcmpi(get(figname,'WindowStyle'),'docked')
undock = 1;
else
undock = 0;
end
%% set style
s=hgexport('readstyle',sname);

%% undock
if undock == 1
disp(['undocking figure ' figname])
set(figname,'WindowStyle','normal')
end
%% export to filename
hgexport(figure(1),filename,s)
disp('file written')
%% export to clipboard
hgexport(figure(1),'-clipboard',s)
disp('exported to clipboard')
%% dock aggain if it was docked
if undock == 1
set(figname,'WindowStyle','docked')
disp(['docking figure ' figname ' aggain'])
end

convert NaN to zeros

the problem with large amount of data is, you don't have an overview of the data.

for example, if you have NaN in your data, and you plot it, it is posible that you don't see where this NaNs are. a good way to find them is using max and min.

if you have some NaNs in your data, and you whant to convert them to zeros (or whatever), use the following command:

data(isnan(data)) = 0; % convert NaN into 0!!!!

have a while!

babouyes