{"id":10391,"date":"2019-01-04T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/?p=10391"},"modified":"2019-01-04T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T13:55:21","slug":"download-lots-of-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/2019\/01\/04\/download-lots-of-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Lots of Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greg’s<\/a> pick this week is Matlab Data Download<\/a> by Marcus Vollmer<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Perform a search of a website based on file extensions, and then download the files.<\/p>\n

Download by File Type is Easy<\/h3>\n

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Marcus makes it pretty easy to enter a URL, search criteria, and download the selected files.<\/p>\n

He includes a progress bar with a cancel button, making it easy to see how many files have been downloaded, and halting the download operation. <\/p>\n

Installation is easy via the MATLAB App Installer File (mlappinstall)<\/a>, adding the Matlab Data Download app to the Apps tab in MATLAB. You can manage the App from the MATLAB Add-on Manager<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> The example URL provided in the Matlab Data Download app is no longer valid. I had to use the following instead: <\/p>\n

https:\/\/arlweb.msha.gov\/OpenGovernmentData\/OGIMSHA.asp<\/inline><\/a><\/p>\n

Uses WEBSAVE as the enabling function<\/h3>\n

The key function that enables the download of the files is the WEBSAVE<\/a> function, which permits RESTful queries to download a file. <\/p>\n

Does MATLAB Need a Download Manager?<\/h3>\n

Is this a type of feature you would like to see as a native App in MATLAB? Maybe connected to the Import Tool<\/a> or the MATLAB Datastore<\/a><\/p>\n

Let us know here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\nGreg’s pick this week is Matlab Data Download by Marcus Vollmer.
\nPerform a search of a website based on file extensions, and then download the files.
\nDownload by File Type is Easy<\/p>\n

Marcus… read more >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10391"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10405,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10391\/revisions\/10405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/pick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}