Downlaoding data from a webpage

I want to save the data shown on USGS webpage: USGS data using Matlab. I am using MatLab 2014a; therefore, I have to use 'urlwrite' function. When I use it, I get the HTML content, not the data in txt format. Any suggestions on how do I download the data that is available on the link? I used the following code:

url='https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv?cb_00060=on&format=rdb&site_no=03347000&referred_module=sw&period=&begin_date=1931-01-01&end_date=2018-01-26/';
filename='demo.txt';
outfilename = urlwrite(url,filename);

[Rik]

What is your exact code? I tested it on R2017b with urlwrite, and I got the txt file as expected.

[Abhinav]

I have edited the question to include the code.

[Rik]

I tested this code on R2012b and I'm getting an error with the https ("Error downloading URL. Your network connection may be down or your proxy settings improperly configured."), and the html you describe when I switch to http.

Have you tried saving a capture to the Wayback Machine? That sometimes solve http/https errors for me. You can try out this FEX submission.

[Abhinav]

Okay, I will try to work it out using your suggestion. Thanks!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Remove the trailing '/' in your URL.

[Abhinav]

Thanks a lot!