Change {download_url} folder?

[maggotb]

Is there a way to download the files in desktop for exemple instead of the TEMP folder?

[ssborbis]

No, but I can add it

[ssborbis]

Ok, the question is, should this be a global setting or a per-engine param setting.

[maggotb]

Personally I don't mind but I guess per-engine would be better since it would give more options

[ssborbis]

If you want to change it yourself while I get something worked out, it's a pretty easy mod to ContextSearch.py

Instead of

tmpdir = tempfile.gettempdir()

change to

tmpdir = os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop")

or wherever your path is

[ssborbis]

latest version 1.46 has hidden option nativeAppDownloadFolder. This is a global setting to change your download folder. Future versions will have a way to set folder on a per-engine basis, and a "Ask Me" option that prompts the user with a folder browser so you can choose save location every time

[maggotb]

Thanks, I've been trying to figure it out but I can't get it to work. I updated the extension and the external app which is running fine.

I put

"nativeAppDownloadFolder": "D:\test"

then save

Am I missing something?

[ssborbis]

Python may require a forward slash or a double backslash. Try D:/test or maybe D:\\test. Also, make sure the directory exists. It won't create it.

[ssborbis]

FYI, I haven't tested on Windows so there may be something else up. I'll check that too.

[maggotb]

It doesn't work, even leaving nativeAppDownloadFolder blank doesn't work anyway. Yes I'm on Windows and I had created the folder of course

"C:\Program Files\XnViewMP\xnviewmp.exe" without "{download_url}" "works" it opens Xnview, if that's of any help

[ssborbis]

I'm testing on a virtualbox windows install with the following app launcher template

mspaint {download_url}

with ...

"nativeAppDownloadFolder": "C:/Users/ssborbis/Desktop",

... and native app v2.18

and it seems to be working Can you check with those settings on your rig and report the results?

[ssborbis]

I also tried "C:\Program Files\XnViewMP\xnviewmp.exe" "{download_url}" and had good results. Double-check you're on the latest versions.

[maggotb]

Yes I'm on the latest versions. It works now go figure