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Jordan1993
Jordan1993

Reputation: 822

How to download files from a website with Azure Function

I'm not very familiar with Azure functions but am trying to learn and explore how to download files from a website using a time triggered function. I have the following code: 

namespace PracticeFunction
{
    public static class PracticeFunction 
    {
        [FunctionName("Function1")]
        public static void Run([TimerTrigger("0 */5 * * * *")]TimerInfo myTimer, ILogger log)
        {
            log.LogInformation($"C# Timer trigger function executed at: {DateTime.Now}");

            using (var client = new WebClient())
            {
                client.DownloadFile("https://examplewebsite.com/file.zip", "zipfile");
            }
        }
    }
}

The function executes 'successfully' but the file doesn't seem to have downloaded anywhere. I am sure I am missing something very obvious but could anyone please point me in the right direction?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2016

Answers (1)

Blindy
Blindy

Reputation: 67477

client.DownloadFile("https://examplewebsite.com/file.zip", "zipfile");

The file is downloaded in a file named zipfile in your executable's folder, which is probably in your solution folder, in bin and then a couple more folders deep depending on your build configuration.

Upvotes: 2

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