Download a file from internet programmatically

[Paolo1983]

Hi all,

I need to download a file from internet. I need to make programmaticcaly the action to click on the file link and download the file without the message poupup visualization.

Can you help me.

Thanks

[GerdW]

Hi Paolo,

use DatasocketRead as described in this very old KnowledgeBase entry!

without the message poupup visualization.

What are you talking about?

[Paolo1983]

When you try to download something from internet, the brawser ask you where you wnat to save the file. I don't wont this, i wont to save the file in a predeterminated path 

[GerdW]

Hi Paolo,

then do as suggested before.

You will receive a string from DSRead and you can save that string to any file(path) you like to…

[Paolo1983]

Unfortunatelly it is not working,

do you have an example?

Thanks a lot

[GerdW]

Hi Paolo,

simplified example:

[Paolo1983]

Hi,

I try to be more specifics, this is my file url : http://...../Installer_RAT_v3_1_7.zip

I try to do like in your example, but the Data soked read blocks goes in timeout.

Do you know why?

Thanks.

[GerdW]

Hi Paolo,

is the file accessible with this URL?

Did you attach the "[text]" suffix as explained in the LabVIEW help for DSRead?

How long does it take to download the file? Does it take longer than the default timeout of DSRead?

[Florian_Hemmelgarn]

At the moment I have the same problem.

I've successfully used data socket to download a picture oder a pdf. But I don't understand what I have to change to download a zip file. Usually when you open a website there is a link which lead to an pop up, asking where you want to store the data.

I've attached some examples. Maybe I just need a working url for the data socket

[Paolo1983]

Hi all,

yes the time is enought but i didn't get the download.