Error using db_parse_subject

Bugs
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Hello everyone,

I've been looking for a solution to my problem on the forum but I'm stuck. If anyone has an idea on how to fix this: I'm unable to reload my protocol... Thanks in advance for any help!

The error :

nrecognized field name "BrainStormSubject".

Error in **[db_load_studies](matlab:matlab.lang.internal.introspective.errorDocCallback\('db_load_studies', 'C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\db\db_load_studies.m', 107\))** ([line 107](matlab: opentoline\('C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\db\db_load_studies.m',107,0\)))
\[fpath\_, newDirName\] = bst_fileparts(studyMat.BrainStormSubject);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error in **[db_reload_database](matlab:matlab.lang.internal.introspective.errorDocCallback\('db_reload_database', 'C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\db\db_reload_database.m', 77\))** ([line 77](matlab: opentoline\('C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\db\db_reload_database.m',77,0\)))
db_load_studies(0, isFix);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error in **[db_load_protocol](matlab:matlab.lang.internal.introspective.errorDocCallback\('db_load_protocol', 'C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\db\db_load_protocol.m', 94\))** ([line 94](matlab: opentoline\('C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\db\db_load_protocol.m',94,0\)))
db_reload_database(iProtocols(i));
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error in **[gui_brainstorm>SetCurrentProtocol](matlab:matlab.lang.internal.introspective.errorDocCallback\('gui_brainstorm>SetCurrentProtocol', 'C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\gui\gui_brainstorm.m', 1054\))** ([line 1054](matlab: opentoline\('C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\gui\gui_brainstorm.m',1054,0\)))
db_load_protocol(iProtocol);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error in **[gui_brainstorm](matlab:matlab.lang.internal.introspective.errorDocCallback\('gui_brainstorm', 'C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\gui\gui_brainstorm.m', 34\))** ([line 34](matlab: opentoline\('C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\gui\gui_brainstorm.m',34,0\)))
eval(macro_method);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error in **[gui_edit_protocol/updateProtocolModificiations](matlab:matlab.lang.internal.introspective.errorDocCallback\('gui_edit_protocol/updateProtocolModificiations', 'C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\gui\gui_edit_protocol.m', 180\))** ([line 180](matlab: opentoline\('C:\Users\libre-irisse\Desktop\brainstorm3\toolbox\gui\gui_edit_protocol.m',180,0\)))
gui_brainstorm('SetCurrentProtocol', iProtocol);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Hi @Flo7,

It seems there is something wrong with the structure of your Protocol dir, from either a Matlab crash or a manual manipulation of the files.

Now it’s something that has to be fixed manually.
Before you try to fix anything, make a complete backup of all your database if it is not already done. A manipulation error could lead to massive loss of data.

The structure you should have for the protocol is described here:
https://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/Tutorials/Database#On_the_hard_drive

In your case, it seems there is a file brainstormstudy.mat at the level Protocol_X/data
Is that what you see on your files?

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Dear Raymondo,

Thank you for your response and for your help. I found a 'brainstudy.mat' file for every subject, which contains the following data

This could be helpful? Thank again

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4

The content you posted corresponds to a file with name brainstormsubject.mat and not the file brainstudy.mat. Can you confirm this?

5

Yes, sorry—I do have these files, but they are organized as one file per subject. Inside, this is what I found. Thanks again so much for the help!

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That is not correct. There should be one file per Study
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It seems you have a file in /data/brainstormstudy.mat, that is causing the troubles at reading the Protocol