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Matlab reading dynamic url data

I want to use MATLAB to read the data from a URL which is dynamically changing. Can I do this? Here is my code: 

function reading(company, signal)
url1='https://finance.yahoo.com'; 
url2='market-overview'; 
url=strcat(url1,'company',url2,'signal'); 
name=strcat(company,signal);
urlwrite('url','name.h5');

I got this error:

Either this URL could not be parsed or the protocol is not supported.

Can anyone help me ?

Solution

  • url, is a variable. 'url', is a string containing the letters url. You seem to be treating them as if they are interchangeable.

    i.e.. when you do this:

    url1='https://finance.yahoo.com'; 
url2='market-overview'; 
url=strcat(url1,'company',url2,'signal');

    The output will always be the same regardless of the variables company and signal, because you are only passing strings, not variable names. You need:

    % company and signal are names of variables you pass into your function
url=strcat(url1,company,url2,signal);

    (You ought to be able to work out, then, what the issue is with your urlwrite command).