%processscore
%this procedure scrapes and stores country metrics for month m in year y
%
%This version: 7 August 2011 by Richard Tol
address=strcat(address1,year(y,1),year(y,2),month(m,1),month(m,2),address3,cell2mat(indicname(1)),address4);
%s is a long array of characters
s = urlread(address);
%columns separated by
; columnsep is an array of indices of s
columnsep = strfind(s, ' | ');
%columns separated by | ; columnsep is an array of indices of s
columnsep2 = strfind(s, '');
for c=1:ncountries,
%country is an index of s
country = strfind(s, cell2mat(region(c)));
if length(country)>0,
%remove all indices before country
mask = find(columnsep>country(1),2);
mask2= find(columnsep2>country(1),1);
%grab is a short array of characters
grab=s(columnsep(mask(1))+shift0:columnsep(mask(2))-tfihs0);
%convert to double and store
score(index(y,m),c,2)=str2double(grab);
grab=s(columnsep(mask(2))+shift0:columnsep2(mask2(1))-1);
score(index(y,m),c,1)=str2double(grab);
end
end
for i=3:nindic,
if indic(i) < index(y,m),
address=strcat(address1,year(y,1),year(y,2),month(m,1),month(m,2),address3,cell2mat(indicname(i)),address4);
s = urlread(address);
columnsep = strfind(s, '');
for c=1:ncountries,
country = strfind(s, cell2mat(region(c)));
if length(country)>0,
mask = find(columnsep>country(1),2);
grab=s(columnsep(mask(1))+shift0:columnsep(mask(2))-tfihs0);
score(index(y,m),c,i)=str2double(grab);
end
end
end
end
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