UrlDownloadToFile does nothing

glen · 21 Jul 2018, 09:41

Here is my code:

UrlDownloadToFile, https://autohotkey.com/download/1.1/version.txt, C:\AutoHotkey Latest Version.txt

When I run it, nothing happens.

I have IE installed and I've tried disabling my antivirus. I have no clue why it's not working.

Can you help please?

21 Jul 2018, 09:58

It's a guess (because I don't know your system details), but the root directory is often protected from non-admin users... and scripts (you can try copying a text file there, a warning box might appear). Either choose another directory ('Documents' or something you are allowed to write to) or try to run the script as 'admin'...

garry · 21 Jul 2018, 10:00

EDIT
Gregster wrote : this is it

...but the root directory is often protected from non-admin users... and scripts (you can try copying a text file there, a warning box might appear).
Either choose another directory ('Documents' or something you are allowed to write to) or try to run the script as 'admin'...

maybe also try with wget.exe
or

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f1=%a_scriptdir%\version.txt
UrlDownloadToFile, https://autohotkey.com/download/1.1/version.txt,%f1%
return

or this

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f1:="https://autohotkey.com/download/1.1/version.txt"
whr := ComObjCreate("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
whr.Open("GET",F1, true)
whr.Send()
; Using 'true' above and the call below allows the script to remain responsive.
whr.WaitForResponse()
version := whr.ResponseText
MsgBox % version
return

run as admin

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  If ( not A_IsAdmin and not TaskExists )  {
	CLine       := ( A_IsCompiled ? A_ScriptFullpath  : """"  A_AhkPath """ """ A_ScriptFullpath """" )
    Run *RunAs %CLine%, %A_ScriptDir%, UseErrorLevel
	OutputDebug % "AHK| RunAsAdmin ErrorLevel is: " ErrorLevel ", A_LastError is: " A_LastError
	if (ErrorLevel != "ERROR")
		ExitApp
   }
   
UrlDownloadToFile, https://autohotkey.com/download/1.1/version.txt, C:\AutoHotkey Latest Version.txt
return

Guest · 21 Jul 2018, 10:03

Telling it to run as an admin did the trick. Thank you!

JoeWinograd · 21 Jul 2018, 10:06

My guess is that it's a permission error trying to write into the root of C. Try this:

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UrlDownloadToFile, https://autohotkey.com/download/1.1/version.txt, C:\temp\AutoHotkey Latest Version.txt

Of course, make sure that C:\temp\ exists and that you have write permission to it. The code above works perfectly here on W7 and W10. Regards, Joe

Edit: Oops...there were no other posts when I answered, but when I hit Submit, several appeared. Sorry for the dup.

garry · 21 Jul 2018, 10:11

@JoeWinograd
@gregster
thank you for comments and examples

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