C# download file with redirect

Simon Whitehead Simon Whitehead 59k 7 7 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Yes, it won't work. Using that code i get a corrupted file in the download folder with the name MiniToolBox. Sorry Simon i'm a total beginner. That means that it wont be possible to do what i'm trying to achieve? Or that i should try another way?

Thanks Astrotrain! I know how to use Webclient class to download, but the first two steps are a bit over my head The first step you can also do with the WebClient see msdn. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Learn how to download a file from a URL that returns a redirection instead of the file directly.

When you are trying to automatize stuff, this kind of behaviour is really a trouble. Personally, i decided to download the files with cURL, which makes pretty easy to download a file by simply following the redirection, for example:. This can be achieved simply using the -L parameter or the so called location. Sign in to vote. User posted Hi, I found solution but with javascript which I cant use.

DownloadProduct ; dwn. SetDownload productInfo. ID, userId, request. Redirect ConfigurationManager. Tuesday, June 5, PM. User posted Hi, Yes, AFAIK you can't tell both that you are downloading a file and that you want to direct the browser to some other location. Thanks a lot! Wednesday, June 6, AM.

Visual Basic. Not for VB6 questions. Sign in to vote. Hi guys, I am trying to download a file from a webpage. Add HttpRequestHeader. Cookie, "cookievalue" client. DownloadFile ss, txtFolder. Create ss , HttpWebRequest httpRequest. CopyTo fs End Using Any ideas on this are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Kish Kish Learning never ends!! Friday, December 30, AM. Monkeyboy 0. Frank, I put a breakpoint in that sub. But without the URL you use it is not possible to assist you really. La vida loca. Edited by Mr. Wednesday, January 4, PM. Did you first try to download the file without a program. If you cannot do it by hand, you cannot do it with a program. Success Cor. Success Cor Thanks for replying. Yes I did and I am able to download the file.

Then this should be all you need to download the file Call New WebClient. DownloadFile The full Url as string, The full File Path where to save Use that to download the file without all nonsense as cookie containers and not real fixed names.

If that runs, you can make it as you wish Success Cor. If that runs, you can make it as you wish Success Cor Did that.

After a few seconds I get an exception "Too many automatic redirections were attempted". Then you must get the same response if you download it by hand. Success Cor It asks me to save the file and it saves the original file with all the contents properly.

While using the method you mentioned it gives me a file with the text "Temporary Redirect" written and nothing else with file size 2kb. Success Cor Yes I am sure. On the same link when I click by hand it downloads the file to the location I save whereas when I use the same link for the method you mentioned I get the error "Too many automatic redirections were attempted" and the procedure fails there.

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