Web Downloads
This feature enables you to download web pages from your local intranet or from the internet. The most common internet protocols http://, https://, & ftp:// can be downloaded. This feature will work with most web pages except those using frames. Please note that https downloads require additional SSL install files which are available from our website.
Download Url
Enter the full path of the URL to download (http://www.hiteksoftware.com). You must include the protocol (i.e. http://).
This field also supports dynamic variables. Using dynamic variables, you can select a URL based on current date.
Example: http://www.test.com/$%pp-yy%$.htm, will download http://www.test.com/07-02.htm
Many Ftp urls require username & password information to be sent in the url itself. The format may vary but is usually of the form: ftp://username:password@host.com/folder/file
To hide your password, enter the password in the password field of the dialog box, and use the following format for the url:
ftp://username:$password$@host.com/folder/file
The string $password$ will be replaced by the value in the password field of the dialog box.
Examples:
1) http://www.cnn.com
2) ftp://comp.com/test/test.dat
3) ftp://username:$password$@test.com/folder/test.zip
Parameters (optional)
This is optional field if the URL requires . If you did not enter input parameters in your url field, you can enter the parameter string here. You must seperate each key=value pair by &
Example: name=joe&age=25&date=2/12/01
This field also supports dynamic variables. Example: name=$%USERNAME%$&age=25&date=$%DATE::pp/dd/yy%$
Local Directory
Enter the full path of the local Directory to place the html file in.
Local Filename
Enter the required name of the downloaded file. Example test.htm. If you do not enter a name, a default name of "TaskTitle.htm" is used. This field also supports dynamic variables. Using dynamic variables, you can save the file to a customized name based on date/time or username etc...
Maintain Timestamp
Choose this option if you need the downloaded file to keep the same timestamp as the file on the web server.
Download Option
There are 3 download options:
1) Download always - This will overwrite the existing local file if it exists irrespective of timestamp
2) Download based on local file timestamp - If a local file exists in the download folder, a new file will be downloaded only if the timestamp of the file on the web server is newer than that of the existing local file.
3) Download based on archived url timestamp - Every time a file is downloaded by this task, its timestamp on the web server is locally archived. If this option is selected, a new file is downloaded from the web server only if its timestamp is newer than the archived value.
Append to Filename
If you are regularly downloading a certain URL and wish to save each download to a different filename based on current time/date or custom code you set, choose the append file option which best suits your download frequency.
Proxy Parameters
If you are behind a firewall, enter the proxy settings. Your network administrator should be able to provide your proxy settings or you may also be able to obtain them from your web browser.
Download Embedded Images
This option allows you to download embedded images within the html page. The image formats supported are .jpg,.gif, .tif, .png, .bmp. Only images in the same or child folder as the html page will be downloaded.