Loop filenames into cell array that has numbers

Hi I am trying to create a cell array that has strings in the first column and numbers in the second but I keep getting a conversion error

mat = dir('*.mat'); 
nmat = length(mat);
new = cell(nmat,2);
for q = 1:nmat
  matdata = load(mat(q).name);
  if isfield(matdata,'DATA') && isfield(matdata.DATA, 'FastResp')
    new(q,1) = {mat(q).name};
    new(q,2) = matdata.DATA.FastResp.counter;
  end
end

[Rik]

Are you sure matdata.DATA.FastResp.counter contains a cell?

[CompNsci]

I think it's just storing a double

Answer 1

[Rik]

mat = dir('*.mat');
nmat = length(mat);
new = cell(nmat,2);
for q = 1:nmat
    matdata = load(mat(q).name);
    if isfield(matdata,'DATA') && isfield(matdata.DATA, 'FastResp')
        new{q,1} = mat(q).name;
        if iscell(matdata.DATA.FastResp.counter)
            new(q,2) = matdata.DATA.FastResp.counter;
        else
            new{q,2} = matdata.DATA.FastResp.counter;
        end
    end
end

Note that there might be a lot of empty cells if that check for fields fails.