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Automatically saving a generated file from webpage to another repository

Hi Forum,

 

This is my scenario. I am using the internet toolkit to interact with a URL. After my interaction that consists of changing radio buttons values, string field value and submitting the page again, a link to a file is generated in the webpage. This file is accessed when the link to it in the page is available.

 

Now, I want to avoid the button click from the user and just plainly use this link to download this file to a destination in a local PC.

 

Is there a way to do this? I was able to accomplish this using FTP in the past but the product I am working now does not support FTP.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

Jose

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Hello JoseRivero

 

I hope everything is fine. Just to understand the code you are using at this moment could you upload the code?

 

Regards

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Hi, sorry, I know my question was not the best. I coded assuming the product I work with supports FTP, but turns out it does not.

 

With that, this is the scenario. I can interact wih a product through a webpage (filling fields, clicking buttons, etc in the webpage using LabVIEW). Once the data of interest is available in the product memory, it shows a hyperlink in the webpage I can click and from there get the dialog box, save the data as.....

 

I am trying to automate this instance of clicking the link and browsing in the PC to the desired folder location for saving.

 

I guess I am limited by the interface the product supports, but is there a way that LabVIEW can do this backstage?

 

Just a thought...

 

Thanks

 

Jose

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Hi

 

I was looking for something similar and I find this:

 

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/how-do-i-get-data-from-a-website/td-p/874838

 

Review the information mentioned in that forum I hope that will be useful.

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