Download from Web in Secure Web Page or interact with download window

[apaulso9]

Hello Everyone,

I am having an issue downloading pdfs from the web. I need to log into a website and then download the files. When I log in and navigate to the correct URLs I tried to use the actions "Download form Web" but it downloads the log in page text instead of the actual file. Is there a way to make sure that it recognizes I am logged in while the action is done? 

I instead tried opening the URL and selecting download. However, when I try to interact with the download/save file window the flow error as "Failed to get window". Here is the window I am trying to interact with:

1. Is the download I hit

2. Is the download window I am trying to interact with. However, the flow can't get the window of the UI elements. 

I have used the UI selector to get the "Save As" window and then use Focus Window but the window can be found.

[Gidi · Accepted solution]

Hi apaulso9,

it might work if you find the correct UI selector, but I used to send the filename (including full path and {Return}) via send keys action. This was usually more stable.

You can shorten the time for send keys if you copy the keys into clipboard and send only the key strokes for paste clipboard:

{Control}({V}){Return}

[Chetan_Ninghot]

Hi apaulso9

you can try this step

1) first click on download symbol

2) then save as pop up open , you can focus this pop up window

3) then populate file path into file name field

4) the use send key {Return}

this step may work

thanks 

chetan ninghot

[apaulso9]

Thank you for the idea, can I ask if you know what the keys would be to do this? I will also do some research!

[Gidi]

If the save as window has opened you usually are already at the correct place to use the send keys action. In the send keys action you can provide the text (e.g. filepath and name) and for special keys like <Enter> you need to set them into squiggly brackets (e.g. {Return}).

[apaulso9]

It worked well! Thank you for the idea!