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How to download any file and save it to the desired location using Selenium Webdriver?
We can download any file and save it to the desired location with Selenium. This can be done by creating an instance of the FirefoxOptions class. Then with the help of the addPreference method, we have to set the browser preferences.
We shall also specify the path where the file has to be downloaded with the help of the addPreference method.
Example
Code Implementation.
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxOptions;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
public class FileDwnload{
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.setProperty("webdriver.gecko.driver", "C:\Users\ghs6kor\Desktop\Java\geckodriver.exe");
// create object of FirefoxOptions class
FirefoxOptions profile = new FirefoxOptions();
// adding browser preferences with addPreference method
profile.addPreference("browser.download.folderList", 2);
// location of downloaded file
profile.addPreference("browser.download.dir", "C:\Users\ghs6kor\Documents\Download");
profile.addPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.openFile", "text/csv,application/x-msexcel,application/excel," + "application/x-excel,application/vnd.ms-excel," + "image/png,image/jpeg,text/html,text/plain," + "application/msword,application/xml");
profile.addPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk", "text/csv,application/x-msexcel," + "application/excel," + "application/x-excel," +"application/vnd.ms- excel,image/png,image/jpeg,text/html," +"text/plain,application/msword,application/xml");
profile.addPreference("browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force", false);
profile.addPreference
("browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen", false);
profile.addPreference("browser.download.manager.focusWhenStarting", false);
profile.addPreference("browser.download.manager.useWindow", false);
profile.addPreference("browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete", false);
profile.addPreference("browser.download.manager.closeWhenDone", false);
// connecting browser options to webdriver
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(profile);
driver.get("https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/download");
//maximize window
driver.manage().window().maximize();
// identify element and start download
driver.findElement(By.linkText("xls-sample1.xls")).click();
}
}Output
Also, the file gets downloaded at the specified location.
Updated on: 28-Dec-2020
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