urlread (MATLAB Functions)

Read content at URL

Syntax

s = urlread('url')
s = urlread('url','method','params')
[s,status] = urlread(...)

Description

s = urlread('url') reads the content at a URL into the string s. If the server returns binary data, s will be unreadable.

s = urlread('url','method','params') reads the content at a URL into the string s, passing information to the server as part of the request where method can be get or post, and params is a cell array of parameter-value pairs.

[s,status] = urlread(...) catches any errors and returns the error code.

Note If you need to specify a proxy server to connect to the Internet, select File -> Preferences -> Web and enter your proxy server address and port. Use this feature if you have a firewall.

Examples

Download Content from Web Page

Use urlread to download the contents of the Authors list at the MATLAB Central File Exchange:

urlstring = sprintf('%s%s', ...
   'http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/', ...
   'fileexchange/loadAuthorIndex.do');

s = urlread(urlstring);

Download Content from File on FTP Server

s = urlread('ftp://ftp.mathworks.com/pub/pentium/Moler_1.txt')

The file Moler_1.txt displays in the MATLAB Command Window.

Download Content from Local File

s = urlread('file:///c:/winnt/matlab.ini')

See Also

urlwrite

upper urlwrite