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Reputation: 11

Powershell: How to open a file from a separate window

I'm using PowerShell for about a week now. I am able to open a specific URL and fill in my username and password automatically. I can also navigate to a certain page where multiple files can be found to download.

I use the following command to select a certain file to download:

$ie.navigate2('http://www.example.com/resource.aspx?ResourceID=GetDocStoreFile&EntryID=1234')

What happens next is that a second window will open, named "file download". There are three buttons: open, save and close.

I don't want to press the "open" button manually, but would like the script to do that for me and then goes back to the original window to select another file. Any suggestions?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 683

Answers (1)

Adi Inbar
Adi Inbar

Reputation: 12321

If you use a download URL, I don't think you can interact directly with IE using the COM object, because there's no document. Once the dialog box opens, all of the object's properties become null. You can use the method I posted here: How to perform keystroke inside powershell? AppActivate will work to activate a dialog box by title.

The % represents the the ALT key, so if the underlined letter of the button you want to click is O, you'd invoke SendKeys like this:

$wshell.SendKeys('%O')

Upvotes: 1

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