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Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it didn't work in this case. I'm not downloading a specific existing file. Rather, the URL contains embedded parameters that cause a data file to be generated and offered for download.

I am trying to run a script on a virtual server running Windows Server 2012. It starts up Mozilla Firefox and issues a URL that requests a download which is then saved to a filename passed in the script. This works perfectly as long as my remote desktop connection to the server is open and visible on my monitor. However, if I don't connect to the server via the remote desktop (I kick off the script at designated times using System Scheduler) or if the remote desktop window is minimized then the script gets hung up. The script starts properly and issues the URL to request the download but it can't see or activate the "Save As" dialogue window to pass the file name to it. I get the same results if I use IE instead of Firefox. Is there a way to make this work on a virtual server? I'm a brand new AutoIt user... Thanks.