How to download file using autoit without focus on browser? - (Moved)

[Hrushi]

Hi,

I am downloading the file from IE browser through selenium. I am able to download a file if my focus is on browser. But unable to download if focus is not on browser. Could any one please help me?

 

My script :

Send("!s")
; Wait for 9 seconds
Sleep(9000)
; Press Keyboard ENTER button.
Send("{ENTER}")

 

Called using below instruction:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\FilePath\\DownloadFile.exe")

[Jos]

Moved to the appropriate forum.

Moderation Team

[alienclone]

if you manually press keys on the keyboard does it send those commands to your currently opened window? or does it send the commands to some other window in the background?

[alienclone]

check the InetGet functions instead

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/InetGet.htm

[Hrushi]

@alienclone if i manually press keys on the keyboard , it will sent the command for currently open window, not on browser.

[alienclone]

54 minutes ago, Hrushi said:

@alienclone if i manually press keys on the keyboard , it will sent the command for currently open window, not on browser.

yes, i was being a smartass, your script is "Send"ing key presses, key presses will always go to the active window, that script will never work on a window that doesnt have focus.

 

if you cant use the InetGet functions i pointed to in my other post, you can use Winactivate to make your browser window active first, then send keys.

[Hrushi]

@alienclone Could you please provide example of InetGet function for download file using autoit without focus on browse?

And i want to download file on headless browser also. So i think 'Winactivate' is not a good solution for that.

[alienclone]

are there not 2 examples already in the link i gave you?

[Hrushi]

I want to use it in Selenium script  using java. Could you please help for it? 

Requirement is "In my application , i want to click on Download button to download the file.I don't have any URL except Application URL.

 

[Hrushi]

@alienclone , @orbs, @jdelaney Please suggest us on above.

Edited November 26, 2019 by Hrushi