problem with opening a 'ftp' link in Matlab

I am trying to open "ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0032_ease_grid_tbs/global/2013" with ftp function. This link does not need user and pass. It fails. Any help?

Answer 1

[Thorsten]

f = ftp('sidads.colorado.edu')
data = mget(f, 'pub/DATASETS/nsidc0032_ease_grid_tbs/global/2013');

[Farz Tak]

That perfectly worked, Thank you. i am just wondering why? Is there any special way of writing the link (excluding some parts?)?

[Thorsten]

You first connect, and then get the data. That is the usual procedure. Otherwise you would need to establish a connection for every data set you want to download. For further information, check

help ftp

[Farz Tak]

Thank you.