IE Download Unification

[dehhloki]

Hello guys and sorry if this question has been asked before.

I am trying to download a file in IE with AutoIt, by clicking on a html anchor tag. The download path is variable, because it depends on a Session Id and this path is residing on the javascript zone (Ex: <a onclick="someFunc()">), there is no href attribute to help me, so I cant use INetGet to download the file.

As the dialog boxes differs from one version of IE to another, has anyone created a general function to help download files in IE accross multiple versions? (Click "Save" -> Change folder -> Ok)

And if not, what do you guys suggest in my case?

Thanks already!

[JohnOne]

I suggest you post the link to the web page.

[dehhloki]

Thanks for the reply JohnOne. 

 

Unfortunately, I can't give this information to you, because it is a website which only telecomunnications companies have access in Brazil.

 

But let me try to explain in better.

 

I want to download a file in IE by clicking on a anchor tag, button, whatever. The problem is that, after I click on the link, there is a save dialog, that is different in each version of IE and I wanted to build a macro that works on different versions of IE to download that file to a folder.

 

And I can't use INetGet because the url is in the javascript, very well secured in a function scope, so I cant access its value.

What I want is a function or a sequence of commands that can easily download the file once the dialog is shown, independent of the IE version.

By now, I am creating IFs based on the IE version and trying different numbers of Tabs and Enters to do the job, but I feel that it is not very professional.

Sorry for the long answer. 

[JohnOne]

Don't worry, many people have super secret websites they cannot divulge for all kinds of reasons. In fact a gentleman was here also from Brasil not long ago with almost the exact same question, and his own super secret web address.

[dehhloki]

Hahahaha, 

 

There is nothing special actually, its a series of shitty websites that hold lists of phone numbers from blacklists by state.

 

 

Do you have a pro tip for internet downloads with autoit?

 

Thank you so much for your attention.

[JohnOne]

I believe a save as dialogue sometimes blocks script, so you might need to spawn a separate script to deal with it.

[dehhloki]

Hmm, got it.

 

I didn't have this problem, but I will try this if it happens.

 

I will continue doing my non-professional approach and maybe if it gets better I will post the answer here.

 

Thank you.

 

 

[JohnOne]

It should not hurt to show your code, just alter the url, or better still, find a public site with same thing.

It will allow people to advise without guessing or posting code you already tried.

[dehhloki]

I made a quick (35 seconds) video to try to show you what my problem is.

 

My problem is with the dialog shown on 00:24, that is different in each version of IE and I don't know how to solve it other way.

I solve it with a series of Send("{TAB N}"), but it only works on my machine, not on my colleague's PC that uses IE11.

[dehhloki]

Well,

I know that this is a poor solution, but I got something. What I do is check the version of IE and decide what to do next. The code is this one:

 

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;Click on the Excel Export Button
_IEAction($oMenuExport, "click")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")

;IE9 Path
if $versaoIE = "9." then
   ;Wait for some time and hope that the download window is there
   Sleep(10000)
   ; Go to the save button
   Send("{TAB 5}")
   Sleep(500)
   ; Select "Save as"
   Send("{DOWN 2}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   ; Wait for save dialog
   WinWaitActive("Salvar")
   ;Go to the path input
   Send("{TAB 5}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   ;Send the path I hold on a variable
   Send($caminhoDownload)
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1000)
   ; Go to the file's name and send the name I want
   Send("{TAB 6}")
   Send($sDataAtual)
   ; Save the file
   Send("{ENTER}")
   ; If the file is duplicated, I have this workaround to replace the file
   Sleep(1500)
   Send("{LEFT}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1500)
endif
;IE8 Path
if $versaoIE = "8." then
   ; Wait for the download or open file dialog
   WinWait("Download de Arquivos")
   ; Choose the option "Save"
   Send("{LEFT}")
   Sleep(500)
   Send("{ENTER}")
   ; Wait until save dialog is up
   WinWaitActive("Salvar")
   ;Go to the path input
   Send("{TAB 5}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   ;Send the path I hold on a variable
   Send($caminhoDownload)
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1000)
   ; Go to the file's name and send the name I want
   Send("{TAB 6}")
   Send($sDataAtual)
   ; Save the file
   Send("{ENTER}")
   ; If the file is duplicated, I have this workaround to replace the file
   Sleep(1500)
   Send("{LEFT}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1500)
endif
;Close all IE instances
FecharTodosIE()

 

[dehhloki]

I hope I can have some more time to build a better solution.