How to consume web service using matlab

Hi,

I'm tasked with consuming some web service using matlab, but I have very little experience with web service. I'll formulate my question in bullet points below:

1. I tried using this syntax for reading data: data = webread('MYURLHERE'), but got error message: Undefined function 'webread' for input arguments of type 'char'.

I suspect there's no webread.m file on my computer so I checked using: which webread. It says webread not found. I also checked the file path, but couldn't find the .m file in the matlab folder. Is this normal? Does webread come with the standard matlab installation? I also have the datafeed, database, stats toolbox.

2.the web service is also secured with Kerberos authentication, I think I need to specify my credentials. I'm thinking of using the weboptions function. Is this the right route to go?

Thank you very much, Shen

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

webread() is Introduced in R2014b. Before that use urlread() or ulrwrite(). Or find a java package that has the interface you want and use that.

I do not know what would be required for Kerberos authentication.

[Shen Gao]

Walter - Thanks so much! urlread() worked.

Do you know if there's an equivalent for weboptions() in 2014a (my version of MATLAB)?

[Walter Roberson]

I am not familiar with the urlread details