ftp connection

Hey all,

I'm trying to download a file from the NWS ftp site: <ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar>.

In the metar folder are .txt files from each reporting station.

I have:

f=ftp('tgftp.nws.noaa.gov');
dir(f,            'data/observations/metar/stations/KALB.TXT')
mget(f,'KALB.TXT','data/observations/metar/stations/');

i am perfectly able to navigate through all the folders and see that the file KALB.TXT is there. yet, when I attempt to execute the mget function, i get the error:

Error using ftp/mget (line 107)
File "KALB.TXT" not found on server.

Error in METAR_read (line 10)
mget(f,'KALB.TXT','data/observations/metar/stations/');

Any ideas? is this a syntax issue? something else? greatly appreciated, thanks! misha

Answer 1

[Jarrod Rivituso]

I get the same behavior you get. This works for me though...

f=ftp('tgftp.nws.noaa.gov');
cd(f,'data/observations/metar/stations')
mget(f,'KALB.TXT')

Answer 2

[Misha]

that works for me as well. thanks!

i suppose that's the accepted work-around answer.

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