I need to solve a Sudoku puzzle with Matlab and I'm not sure how to check the rows and columns in order to solve the puzzle. I am creating a "Can't be" 9x9x9 matrix to fill in what can't go in each square. So in the 3D section a 0 placeholder indicates the number can be used. My thought is to sum each row and column for 1-9 (so 45) and check for unique values, but I don't know how to do that. I've tried looking at code online, but I don't understand their process. Any help or ideas to checking the rows and columns is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Here is my code so far for inserting the known puzzle squares into the "Can't Be" matrix:
function [ cantbe ] = Setcantbe( Sudoku )
cantbe=zeros(9,9,9)
for i=1:9
for j=1:9
if Sudoku(i,j)~=0
a=Sudoku(i,j)
for k=1:9
if k~=a
cantbe(i,j,k)=k
end
if Sudoku(i,j)==0 && k~=j
end
end
end
end
end