Connect MATLAB to Databricks

Connect MATLAB to Databricks via Spark (Databricks Connect) or JDBC (Database Toolbox). This skill covers first-time setup, authentication, path selection, session/connection creation, and data operations through both paths.

When to Use

• First-time setup of the MATLAB Interface for Databricks package
• Configuring .databrickscfg and authentication (OauthU2M, OauthM2M, PAT)
• Choosing between Spark and JDBC for a Databricks workflow
• Reading large tables via Spark with server-side filtering (getDatabricksSession)
• Creating JDBC connections to clusters or SQL Warehouses (databricks.JDBCConnection, SQLWarehouse.connect())
• Standalone JDBC connectivity without the full package (StandaloneJDBCConnection)
• Writing data back to Databricks (via Spark DataFrames or JDBC sqlwrite)
• Selecting and configuring JDBC drivers (Simba vs. OSS)

When NOT to Use