MATLAB Function Reference

urlread

Read contents 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.

Examples

Download Content from Web Page

Download the contents of the Top Authors list at MATLAB Central File Exchange, then look for a specific author in the results.

• s = 
  urlread('http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/..
  TopFiles.jsp?type=category&id=&value=TopAuthors');
  findstr(s,'My_name')
  

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 Command Window.

Download Content from Local File

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

See Also

urlwrite

upper

urlwrite