imread(reading url of an image returned by yahoo search using matlab urlread function)

I am trying to download images from yahoo using matlab. I have designed a code and now I am facing a problem trying to read the image from the url returned by the function urlread in matlab

Here is the generated url generated by the urlread fucntion

image.motortrend.com%2Ff%2Fwot%2Fwot-part-148-66875%2F60498450%2Bw799%2Bh499%2Bcr1%2Bar0%2FMystery-Vehicle1.jpg

My objective is to parse the image in the url and save it to my local machine using the imwrite function.

But the problem I am facing my program skip the imread function and didnt parse and the save the image to my local machine?

Can someone point the problem here?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Using the skills you learn here : http://blogs.mathworks.com/videos/2012/07/03/debugging-in-matlab/ you will be able to step through your code and find out why it is skipping the imread statement.

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Dear Image Analyst, thank you for you reply. I found it useful. However, I tried by all the means to step and perform the same steps provided in the video but it is still vague to me and I couldnt figure it out why it is not parsing the image and save it to my local disck

[Jan]

@Sami: We cannot run your code due to some missing variables. So it is your turn to use the debugger to find out, which line causes the troubles you observe. Simply step through the code line by line and check the intermediate results.

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Jan Simon, Thank you very much for your reply. I will try to provide the full function I wrote

[Image Analyst]

Not sure what your edit was today. Hopefully over the past month you've learned how to use the debugger like almost everyone else, and that's why you never attached your m-file. Really, it's not hard at all. You can get by with simply knowing what F5, and F10 and F11 do, how to look in the workspace panel at the variable values, and how to click in the left margin to create a red spot which means it's a breakpoint and the execution will stop there. Those are the only essentials. I think you can handle it.