Is there any Alternative of IEDoDownload?

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ali_basharat
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Is there any Alternative of IEDoDownload?

Post by ali_basharat » Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:59 am

I need to download a file from a webpage. I have used "IEDoDownload" function of Macro Scheduler but when this function executes it downloads the file but the next statement never executes.

For Example, I have the following code:

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IEDoDownload>fileURL
IEQuit>ie
When

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IEDoDownload>fileURL
statement executes, it downloads and saves the file successfully but the next statement

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IEQuit>ie
never executes.

Is there any alternative to download and save file without using statements like (Press>ALT, Send>s, Release>ALT)? Basically, I don't want to use Press, Send functions because they need interface to run.

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Marcus Tettmar
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Re: Is there any Alternative of IEDoDownload?

Post by Marcus Tettmar » Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:15 am

The IEDoDownload function was designed for when you click on something on a page and it initiates a file download, and it needs the URL of the page as you see it in IE. You appear to be navigating direct to the file itself, but the IE window will show something else - like where it was already, so the issue may be that you have the file url on the IEDoDownload line, and I think it will then fail to find the right IE window. What you could try is navigate to a known page first.

Also I note that when I navigate directly to a file I get a different kind of download manager. But if I navigate to a known page first I don't. Not sure why that is, could just be a setting my end.

This works for me:

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IECreate>ie_ref
IENavigate>ie_ref,https://www.google.com,ie_res
Wait>1
IENavigate>ie_ref,http://www.clipmagic.com/software/clipmagic4_setup.exe,ie_res
//this needs part of the URL *showing* in the IE window, not the file/url above.
IEDoDownload>google.com
IEQuit>ie_ref,ie_res
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andegraaf
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Re: Is there any Alternative of IEDoDownload?

Post by andegraaf » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:34 pm

I was having the same issue. IEDoDownload just hangs and won't continue. I managed to resolve it by turning off the "Notify me when my Downloads are Complete" in the download options.

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Is there a way to use IEDoDownload without turning off that feature?

Thanks,

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Re: Is there any Alternative of IEDoDownload?

Post by DAYIII » Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:08 pm

Thank you andegraaf! Turning off "Notify....." solved my problem.

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Re: Is there any Alternative of IEDoDownload?

Post by Grovkillen » Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:42 am

That flag is probably going in the registry so you could look at it and disable it via script.
Let>ME=%Script%

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