Jessica1 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Hi all,I am a junior user of AutoIT. Now I really need some help to download the xml file from this link:https://sysdev.microsoft.com/en-US/Hardware/compatibilityplaylists/All needed is to click the 'download' link, then the file will be downloaded. However, no matter what I try, I run into road blockers: Method 1:To download using the IE browser.Local $oIE = _IECreate($source)...$oIE.document.parentwindow.execscript("__doPostBack('ctl00$MainContentPlaceHolder$PlaylistList$Repeater$ctl00$ctl00','');")Problem run into by using this method:My machine is Windows Server 2012 R2, so it came with IE11. With IE11, it will always have: Do you want to Open or Save this file prompt at the bottom. If using this method, could anybody offer some help in how to make sure to click this "Save" button? Method 2:To download the file directly. However, when you hover the 'download' link, you might see that it's written via __doPostBack().Problem run into by using this method:Therefore, if using this method, does anybody know how to derive or obtain the actual URL of this xml file that needs to be downloaded? Method 3:I tried some google search, and it seems that the problem of Method 1 would not have been there if it was IE8. Then, if we can uninstall this IE11, and install IE8, seems that then the Method 1 should work. However, I looked at the "Programs and Features", as well as the "View Installed Updates" from there, but I wasn't in luck in finding the IE11. Problem run into by using this method:If using this method, could anyone give me some help on how to uninstall IE11 from something like Windows Server 2012 R2? Anyhow, thanks very much! Edited October 5, 2015 by Jessica1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computergroove Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Page wont load for me. Get Scite to add a popup when you use a 3rd party UDF -> http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/scite/docs/SciTE4AutoIt3/user-calltip-manager.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica1 Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Page wont load for me.what did you see?it might seem like requiring an MSDN account, but actually not.. you can see and download wo login.... Edited October 5, 2015 by Jessica1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Doesn't load for me either, are you sure that's the correct URL? If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 That link goes to an Internal Error page.Requires a Login, if you just use - https://sysdev.microsoft.com/en-US/Hardware/ Make sure brain is in gear before opening mouth! Remember, what is not said, can be just as important as what is said. Spoiler What is the Secret Key? Life is like a Donut If I put effort into communication, I expect you to read properly & fully, or just not comment. Ignoring those who try to divert conversation with irrelevancies. If I'm intent on insulting you or being rude, I will be obvious, not ambiguous about it. I'm only big and bad, to those who have an over-active imagination. I may have the Artistic Liesense to disagree with you. TheSaint's Toolbox (be advised many downloads are not working due to ISP screwup with my storage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mLipok Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Funny but I saw the same problem yesterday, and now this file is just simply .... downloading. Edited October 5, 2015 by mLipok wording Signature beginning:* Please remember: "AutoIt"..... * Wondering who uses AutoIt and what it can be used for ? * Forum Rules ** ADO.au3 UDF * POP3.au3 UDF * XML.au3 UDF * IE on Windows 11 * How to ask ChatGPT for AutoIt Code * for other useful stuff click the following button: Spoiler Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind. My contribution (my own projects): * Debenu Quick PDF Library - UDF * Debenu PDF Viewer SDK - UDF * Acrobat Reader - ActiveX Viewer * UDF for PDFCreator v1.x.x * XZip - UDF * AppCompatFlags UDF * CrowdinAPI UDF * _WinMergeCompare2Files() * _JavaExceptionAdd() * _IsBeta() * Writing DPI Awareness App - workaround * _AutoIt_RequiredVersion() * Chilkatsoft.au3 UDF * TeamViewer.au3 UDF * JavaManagement UDF * VIES over SOAP * WinSCP UDF * GHAPI UDF - modest begining - comunication with GitHub REST API * ErrorLog.au3 UDF - A logging Library * Include Dependency Tree (Tool for analyzing script relations) * Show_Macro_Values.au3 * My contribution to others projects or UDF based on others projects: * _sql.au3 UDF * POP3.au3 UDF * RTF Printer - UDF * XML.au3 UDF * ADO.au3 UDF * SMTP Mailer UDF * Dual Monitor resolution detection * * 2GUI on Dual Monitor System * _SciLexer.au3 UDF * SciTE - Lexer for console pane * Useful links: * Forum Rules * Forum etiquette * Forum Information and FAQs * How to post code on the forum * AutoIt Online Documentation * AutoIt Online Beta Documentation * SciTE4AutoIt3 getting started * Convert text blocks to AutoIt code * Games made in Autoit * Programming related sites * Polish AutoIt Tutorial * DllCall Code Generator * Wiki: * Expand your knowledge - AutoIt Wiki * Collection of User Defined Functions * How to use HelpFile * Good coding practices in AutoIt * OpenOffice/LibreOffice/XLS Related: WriterDemo.au3 * XLS/MDB from scratch with ADOX IE Related: * How to use IE.au3 UDF with AutoIt v3.3.14.x * Why isn't Autoit able to click a Javascript Dialog? * Clicking javascript button with no ID * IE document >> save as MHT file * IETab Switcher (by LarsJ ) * HTML Entities * _IEquerySelectorAll() (by uncommon) * IE in TaskScheduler * IE Embedded Control Versioning (use IE9+ and HTML5 in a GUI) * PDF Related: * How to get reference to PDF object embeded in IE * IE on Windows 11 * I encourage you to read: * Global Vars * Best Coding Practices * Please explain code used in Help file for several File functions * OOP-like approach in AutoIt * UDF-Spec Questions * EXAMPLE: How To Catch ConsoleWrite() output to a file or to CMD *I also encourage you to check awesome @trancexx code: * Create COM objects from modules without any demand on user to register anything. * Another COM object registering stuff * OnHungApp handler * Avoid "AutoIt Error" message box in unknown errors * HTML editor * winhttp.au3 related : * https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/206771-winhttpau3-download-problem-youre-speaking-plain-http-to-an-ssl-enabled-server-port/ "Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto" - Publius Terentius Afer"Program are meant to be read by humans and only incidentally for computers and execute" - Donald Knuth, "The Art of Computer Programming" , be and \\//_. Anticipating Errors : "Any program that accepts data from a user must include code to validate that data before sending it to the data store. You cannot rely on the data store, ...., or even your programming language to notify you of problems. You must check every byte entered by your users, making sure that data is the correct type for its field and that required fields are not empty." Signature last update: 2023-04-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Odd indeed, for the page just worked for me too, and I could see the download link. Make sure brain is in gear before opening mouth! Remember, what is not said, can be just as important as what is said. Spoiler What is the Secret Key? Life is like a Donut If I put effort into communication, I expect you to read properly & fully, or just not comment. Ignoring those who try to divert conversation with irrelevancies. If I'm intent on insulting you or being rude, I will be obvious, not ambiguous about it. I'm only big and bad, to those who have an over-active imagination. I may have the Artistic Liesense to disagree with you. TheSaint's Toolbox (be advised many downloads are not working due to ISP screwup with my storage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computergroove Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 This looks useful - https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/34478-udfs-for-ie-find-x-and-y-of-element/ mLipok 1 Get Scite to add a popup when you use a 3rd party UDF -> http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/scite/docs/SciTE4AutoIt3/user-calltip-manager.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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