--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/tests/database/@ltpda_cdata_table/getTableEntry.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+%
+% DESCRIPTION: Returns a table enty for the given inputs: database table,
+%              column name, object ID
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: getTableEntry.m,v 1.1 2011/05/25 16:25:31 ingo Exp $
+%
+function val = getTableEntry(utp, dbTable, tableField, objID)
+  
+  % Check database version
+  if 1==1
+    %%% old database layout
+    
+    try
+      % Get the data ID from the ao table
+      dataID = getDataIdFromAoTable(utp, objID);
+      
+      % Check that we get only one result for the query
+      assert(numel(dataID)==1, sprintf('Found more than one data ID for the given object ID %d', objID));
+      
+      % Create query to get the field 'xunits' from the 'cdata' table
+      query = sprintf('SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s.id=%d', tableField, dbTable, dbTable, dataID{1});
+      val   = executeQuery(utp, query);
+    catch Me
+      rethrow(Me);
+    end
+    
+  elseif 1~=1
+    %%% new database layout
+  else
+    throw(MException('ltpda_cdata_table:getTableEntry', 'Unknown database layout.'));
+  end
+  
+  utp.conn.setLocked(false);
+  utp.conn.closeConnection();
+end