Download file through internet explorer

[Dave668]

in my defence i have searched the forum for over 1 hour and didn't find what i was looking for so i post here instead :-)

problem: i need to download a file through internet explorer locally on my machine automatically.

why? the webpage is active directory enabled so using IE bypasses the AD checking.

problem manifest: i can run an hidden ie by using: ;_IECreate ("$webpage", 0, 0)

then i get this annoying "File Download" box, telling me to "cancel" "save" or "open"

script:

_IECreate ("$webpage", 0, 0)

WinWaitActive("File Download" , "Do you want to open or save this file?")

Send("!s")

but the file download box just sits there...

i think this should be an easy script right? i am a newbie in this so please help :-)

[SmOke_N]

Here I go jumping off into something I don't know 1st hand about... but you could try this:

_IECreate ("$webpage", 0, 0)
WinWait("File Download" , "Do you want to open or save this file?")
ControlClick('File Download', '', 'Button1');Assuming button 1 is OK or whatever you need to click.

Can you not use _InetGet() though?

[_Kurt]

Simply use the following:

InetGet("yourlinkhere.com/validextension.txt", "C:\Destination\")

Kurt

[Dave668]

none of these seems to work.

trying the InetGet i get "Error parsing function call.: "

the url is not an direct link to the document. it's a link to our document management system, so the URL is interpreted by an metaface server who in turn returns the file. So my best bet is to go trough internet explorer..

Edited March 9, 2007 by Dave668

[SmOke_N]

none of these seems to work.

trying the InetGet i get "Error parsing function call.: "

the url is not an direct link to the document. it's a link to our document management system, so the URL is interpreted by an metaface server who in turn returns the file. So my best bet is to go trough internet explorer..

Why don't you show how you are using InetGet()... Error parsing function call is you calling it wrong.

[_Kurt]

I can't understand why InetGet() wouldn't work.. Are you sure you are using the correct parameters? Check the helpfile, maybe.

Kurt

PS: Smoke_N, you've finally changed your avatar! Lovin' it.

[Dave668]

Why don't you show how you are using InetGet()... Error parsing function call is you calling it wrong.

$WebPage = "long link to document system"; <- this link is correct!

InetGet("$WebPage", "C:\temp\")

Edited March 9, 2007 by Dave668

[_Kurt]

Don't use " 's with your variable! so use this:

$WebPage = "long link to document system"; <- this link is correct!
InetGet($WebPage, "C:\temp\")

And it should all work.

Kurt

EDIT: Small mistake in script.

Edited March 9, 2007 by _Kurt

[Dave668]

Don't use " 's with your variable! so use this:

$WebPage = "long link to document system"; <- this link is correct!
InetGet($WebPage, "C:\temp\"

And it should all work.

Kurt

still noting in c:\temp...

[SmOke_N]

So your url looks like

$WebPage = "http://www.someurl.com/somefile.exe";Notice I have the file I want to get there
InetGet($WebPage, 'C:\temp\')

?

[Dave668]

So your url looks like

$WebPage = "http://www.someurl.com/somefile.exe";Notice I have the file I want to get there
InetGet($WebPage, 'C:\temp\')

?

No. look in my previous reply, its not a direct link. Its a "faked" url to a server. The server digs up the right doc and version based upon the URL i send it. in this case the URL is a direct linmk to the latest version of this document.

Edited March 9, 2007 by Dave668

[SmOke_N]

No. look in my previous reply, its not a direct link. Its a "faked" url to a server. The server digs up the right doc and version.

Sorry ... I missed that, then yes, I would assume that would be your best bet... and I'll leave it to those here that actually use IE to help you further... GL.

[Phobos]

$WebPage = "http://www.someurl.com/somefile.exe";Notice I have the file I want to get there
InetGet($WebPage, 'C:\temp\somefile.exe')

I thinks the failure is the missing "somefile.exe" for the locale filename.

[_Kurt]

That's probably the problem! Wow, I need some sleep big time, should have easily spotted that one

Kurt

[Dave668]

seems i cant even detect this window.

i tried with

If WinExists("File Download") Then

MsgBox(0, "", "Window exists")

EndIf

i get no box :-(

also tried to add: Opt("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)

didn't help..

[_Kurt]

I still don't know why this doesn't work:

$WebPage = "http://www.someurl.com/somefile.exe" ;Notice I have the file I want to get there
InetGet($WebPage, 'C:\temp\somefile.exe') ;Notice that I have the full name & extension of destination

?

Kurt

[SmOke_N]

Look at Opt('WinTitleMatch', 4) and try to use WinExists('classname=Class<<whatever the class is under "title" in window info tool')

[Dave668]

I still don't know why this doesn't work:

$WebPage = "http://www.someurl.com/somefile.exe" ;Notice I have the file I want to get there
InetGet($WebPage, 'C:\temp\somefile.exe') ;Notice that I have the full name & extension of destination

?

Kurt

$WebPage = "http://www.someurl.com/somefile.exe" ;Notice I have the file I want to get there <- This is not the URL to the file!! its an masked URL, the server gets the file.

otherwise this would have worked yes!!

[Dave668]

Ok i replicated this with a file on the internet:

$WebPage = "http://se2.php.net/get/php-5.2.1-Win32.zip/from/se.php.net/mirror"; notice this is not a direct link to a file, but it will start a download.

$oIE = _IECreate ($WebPage,0,0)

WinActivate("File Download","")

Send("!s")

all i get is this download box:

then the script just waits..i want to download this file directly to c:\temp or whatever.

i found some more info on this but for vb, not figured out how to do this though, also the post is old so might not be relevant.

http://www.vbip.com/forum/topic.asp?id=6882

The same behaviour can be shown with this URL "http://phpnuke.org/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=425" also not a direct link, but it gets you the file.

[EDIT: spelling errors! added a new d/l link to try]

Edited March 12, 2007 by Dave668

[Dave668]

Now i feel stupid, both of the links i provided actually worked the way you have suggested. But it does not work with my internal URL still. I get this in the file when trying:

"You must have Internet Explorer v5.0 or later installed to use this program!"

so the "InetGet($WebPage...." can't be used. I will see if i can find an appropriate URL.