Download a file

Libraries SeleniumLibrary
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Hey guys,
I’m looking for some advice regarding downloading files from a website and saving them in a defined folder?
I’m trying to find something in RF but nothing that works. I need to download a file by clicking a button on a website and then save the file in a folder that I’ve created, at the end I need to compare text from files but that I’ve already did using Python.

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@VladislavGn You can do this with Browser Library https://marketsquare.github.io/robotframework-browser/Browser.html#Download. Can you explain what the exact problem is?

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Hi @VladislavGn,

Do you need to login and navigate a site first, or is it a simple download this file?

If you need to navigate use Lukas’ suggestion

if it’s a more simple download, RequestsLibrary might be a better option.

There are options, depends what you need to do as to which might be best.

Dave.

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I’m using SeleniumLibrary.
I’ve solved my problem by changing the default Download directory and adding a custom python function that will compare 2 files.
Additionally, I’ve added a verification of the number of files in the Downloads folder

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Thx for message, I’ve solved the problem, previous comment is about that

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HI Vladislav, how were you able to change the default Download directory? I’m having issues with downloading to specific directory…