Automatic file download to default location

[edvinjunda]

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Is there a way with Selenium IDE 4 to make that after clicking on download button on some website, files would be downloaded automatically to in some way defined location? Currently download prompt window pops up, with Selenium IDE 3 it was enough to just set automatic downloading in browser settings. I saw similar question on google group, but no answers provided there.

[toddtarsi]

@edvinjunda - Good question! There isn't anything currently, but I'd be happy to address it. It feels like I need to work backwards from how it works in selenium-webdriver, and make the IDE comply with that closely as possible. Electron has a good mechanism for this:

https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/download-item

The question just becomes how to make it work like this tutorial in the IDE as well:

https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/download-files-using-javascript-selenium/

For now, perhaps I'll make it download using whatever default path without showing a save dialog. That should be good for now I think.

[edvinjunda]

@toddtarsi yea for now it would be enough if files are just downloaded to downloads folder.

[edvinjunda]

Forgot to add, I think in future default download location could be specified in project config settings.

[toddtarsi]

@edvinjunda - Sounds good, just saw this but I agree.

[toddtarsi]

@edvinjunda - Not thoroughly tested, but should be part of 98

[edvinjunda]

It seems to work, I tried to download files today and they were downloaded.

[toddtarsi]

Woohoo! We'll configure it more soon. Feel free to make another issue if you need to configure stuff in some way!

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