Cell array string formatting

I have a cell array, of which the first few rows look like this:

run_configurations =

  27×6 cell array

    {1×1 cell}    {'12:52'}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}
    {1×1 cell}    {'12:58'}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}
    {1×1 cell}    {'13:05'}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}    {1×1 cell}

I do not know how to convert that second column so that each string is in its own cell array, so it looks like the others... can anyone please advise how to convert that column to 1x1 cell arrays please? Or advise how to create that column directly in the necessary format?

The code which creates that second column is as follows:

 run_configurations(:,2) = cellstr(datestr([data{ia,time_column}],'HH:MM'))

... where ia is an index array created by "unique" and time_column is just an integer.

The time column of "data" is as follows:

data(ia,time_column)

ans =

  27×1 cell array

    {[7.3748e+05]}
    {[7.3748e+05]}
    {[7.3748e+05]}

I am very new to MATLAB just trying to get my head around the different types of arrays and how to convert between them. I have played around with various combinations of brackets and conversions but I can't seem to get it quite right.

Thank you!

Answer 1

[madhan ravi]

 run_configurations(:,2) = num2cell(cellstr(datestr([data{ia,time_column}],'HH:MM')))

[Paul Richardson]

Hi Madhan, thanks for the reply... that seems to do the trick.

Thank you!

[Paul Richardson]

Ah you've changed it whilst I was testing/replying!

Looks like that new answer will work too. Thanks again

[madhan ravi]

 num2cell(..., 2)