libURLDownloadToFile issue

[pink]

So I have a hiccup I can't seem to fix. I am trying to download a file (mp3).

So 2 things:
1. I can test out the URL in a browser and the file downloads.
2. Livecode does have access to my Downloads folder (using MacOS).

I keep getting the failure message, and I am not sure if I am just missing something simple.
(The link is real for testing purposes.)

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command mp.downloadFile
   put "https://unmixr.s3.amazonaws.com/a/167eb769-a1b9-47ac-b7ae-86ae6e5af3ed.mp3" into tURL
   put "/home/madpink/unmixr/test.mp3" into tFile
   
   libURLDownloadToFile tURL, tFile, "DownloadComplete"
end mp.downloadFile
      
on DownloadComplete pUrl, pStatus
   if pStatus = "Downloaded" then
      answer information "File download!"
   else
      answer warning "File failed to download."
   end if
   unload url pUrl
end DownloadComplete

[Klaus]

Hi Greg,

what is in URLstatus at that time?

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on DownloadComplete pUrl, pStatus
   if pStatus = "Downloaded" then
      answer information "File download!"
   else

     ## Check it right here:
      answer warning "File failed to download." & CR & pStatus
   end if
   unload url pUrl
end DownloadComplete

Best
Klaus

[richmond62]

https://www.openxtalk.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1854

[pink]

Hi Klaus!

I just get:

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File failed to download.
error

Hi Greg,

what is in URLstatus at that time?

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on DownloadComplete pUrl, pStatus
   if pStatus = "Downloaded" then
      answer information "File download!"
   else

     ## Check it right here:
      answer warning "File failed to download." & CR & pStatus
   end if
   unload url pUrl
end DownloadComplete

Best
Klaus

[Klaus]

Ah, hm, sorry, was worth a try...

[richmond62]

I wonder why you are using libURL when you could use

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go url "https://unmixr.s3.amazonaws.com/a/167eb769-a1b9-47ac-b7ae-86ae6e5af3ed.mp3"

?

Possibly like this:

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command mp.downloadFile
   put "https://unmixr.s3.amazonaws.com/a/167eb769-a1b9-47ac-b7ae-86ae6e5af3ed.mp3" into tURL
   put "/home/madpink/unmixr/test.mp3" into tFile
   
   go url tURL, tFile, "DownloadComplete"
end mp.downloadFile
      
on DownloadComplete pUrl, pStatus
   if pStatus = "Downloaded" then
      answer information "File download!"
   else
      answer warning "File failed to download."
   end if
   unload url pUrl
end DownloadComplete

[pink]

I didn't get anything with go url, no files were saved or downloaded, and it didn't trigger DownloadComplete

I wonder why you are using libURL when you could use

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go url "https://unmixr.s3.amazonaws.com/a/167eb769-a1b9-47ac-b7ae-86ae6e5af3ed.mp3"

?

Possibly like this:

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command mp.downloadFile
   put "https://unmixr.s3.amazonaws.com/a/167eb769-a1b9-47ac-b7ae-86ae6e5af3ed.mp3" into tURL
   put "/home/madpink/unmixr/test.mp3" into tFile
   
   go url tURL, tFile, "DownloadComplete"
end mp.downloadFile
      
on DownloadComplete pUrl, pStatus
   if pStatus = "Downloaded" then
      answer information "File download!"
   else
      answer warning "File failed to download."
   end if
   unload url pUrl
end DownloadComplete

[bn]

Hi Greg,

I tried this on my Mac:

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command mp.downloadFile
   put "https://unmixr.s3.amazonaws.com/a/167eb769-a1b9-47ac-b7ae-86ae6e5af3ed.mp3" into tURL
   put specialFolderPath("desktop") & "/" & "test.mp3" into tFile
   
   libURLDownloadToFile tURL, tFile, "DownloadComplete"
end mp.downloadFile
      
on DownloadComplete pUrl, pStatus
   if pStatus = "Downloaded" then
      answer information "File download!"
   else
      answer warning "File failed to download."
   end if
   unload url pUrl
end DownloadComplete

and it downloaded without Problem. And "File download!" was shown.

Maybe a problem with the file path for the download?

The mp3 file said: this is a test.

Kind regards
Bernd

[bn]

Hi Greg,
Did you solve the problem? If so what was the problem?
Kind regards
Bernd

[pink]

Hi Greg,
Did you solve the problem? If so what was the problem?
Kind regards
Bernd

The problem seems to repeat, and it is usually solved by restarting Livecode.

[pink]

Switched to tsNetGetFile and now I get my downloads reliably.