Downloading files from URLs

[esullivan]

I am making a script, for fun, that downloads all the standard software I use when I need to reinstall my OS (A checklist if you will).  For some programs, the link will just download the newest version.  Steam for example is https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe, which makes it really easy.  Some on the other hand use the version number in the Url like Notepad++ which is https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.5/npp.6.8.5.Installer.exe.

Anyone have any tips on getting around this, other than launching a browser to the download site?

 

Thanks!

[TheDcoder]

; You need the following functions:

FileReadToArray ; For getting the download links
InetGet ; To download the files in the background

TD

[esullivan]

Sorry, I have been using InetGet, and it works, but how would I add the url since it will change with newer versions?

Edited October 24, 2015 by esullivan
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[TheDcoder]

$sVersion = "6.8.5" ; Change this to adjust the version to download
$sURL = "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/" & StringLeft($sVersion, 1) & ".x/" & $sVersion & "/npp." & $sVersion & ".Installer.exe"

MsgBox(0, 0, $sURL)

TD

[esullivan]

Yea, I assumed that, but then I have to look for and adjust 10 version numbers.  Might as well go to each site and download them without a script.

Was wondering if someone had a trick.  Wildcards or something like below?

$sURL = "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/" & StringLeft(*, 1) & ".x/" & * & "/npp." & $* & ".Installer.exe"

[AutoBert]

May be a donwload (with INetGet etc.) of the websites and a RegEx helps to find the correct URL's.

[TheDcoder]

@esullivan  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[esullivan]

I take it that's a no? HA  Thanks!

[JohnOne]

First your url is "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/"

Read that with InetRead

Parse out the last in the list which is "6.x/" so append your url

"https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/"

Do same for that pagr and append url

"https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8/"

Now you can parse out the installer link from that page, but you already have all the info you need to derive

"https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8/npp.6.8.Installer.exe"

[esullivan]

Thanks JohnOne,  Can you give example code for that?  Just one is good.

Is it possible to read url source code without opening the site in a browser?  In the source for http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html if I could search for "

Download latest VLC -" I could get the text just after that?

[esullivan]

I found this from here https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/133330-read-a-webpages-source-code-and-assign-to-variable/

#Include <String.au3>
#include <INet.au3>
$s_URL = "http://omegle.com/"
$source = _INetGetSource ($s_URL)
$url = _StringBetween($source, '<frame src="', '"')
MsgBox(0, "out", $url[0])

Trying to get it to work now

[esullivan]

This code works:

#Include <String.au3>
#include <INet.au3>
$s_URL = "http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html"
$source = _INetGetSource ($s_URL)
$url = _StringBetween($source, '<h1>Download latest VLC - ', '</h1>')
MsgBox(0, "out", $url[0])