Guest Kevin Killion Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 When WinXP finishes a download, the downloading dialog displays "Download Complete" and gives the name of the host from which the file was downloaded, e.g., "www.blahblah.com". THE QUESTION: Is there any log file maintained or other way to determine the exact address or URL from which the file was downloaded? (Why do I ask? I am using a "friendly" tool provided by a vendor in which I click on needed data files from a list presented as a Flash (!) item in a browser. It downloads only a single file at a time, it takes forever to get everything I need, and it's prone to human error as I spend hours in this zombie-like ritual. I want to automate this by creating a script or program to simply download the files I need directly instead of going through that nonsense.) THANK YOU for any advice! Kevin
Guest AJR Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Re: "Download complete": how do I learn from WHERE? The address bar in Internet Explorer indicates the current URL/Site. "Kevin Killion" <kevin@shsmedia.com> wrote in message news:kevin-121CB7.10591410092008@newsclstr03.news.prodigy.net... > > > When WinXP finishes a download, the downloading dialog displays > "Download Complete" and gives the name of the host from which the file > was downloaded, e.g., "www.blahblah.com". > > > THE QUESTION: Is there any log file maintained or other way to > determine the exact address or URL from which the file was downloaded? > > > (Why do I ask? I am using a "friendly" tool provided by a vendor in > which I click on needed data files from a list presented as a Flash (!) > item in a browser. It downloads only a single file at a time, it takes > forever to get everything I need, and it's prone to human error as I > spend hours in this zombie-like ritual. I want to automate this by > creating a script or program to simply download the files I need > directly instead of going through that nonsense.) > > THANK YOU for any advice! > > Kevin
Guest Anthony Buckland Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Re: "Download complete": how do I learn from WHERE? "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message news:eKAaDy2EJHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The address bar in Internet Explorer indicates the current URL/Site. But it sounds as though the OP wants to automate a whole bunch of downloads, and be able to discover later on where, precisely, each actually came from. > > "Kevin Killion" <kevin@shsmedia.com> wrote in message > news:kevin-121CB7.10591410092008@newsclstr03.news.prodigy.net... >> >> >> When WinXP finishes a download, the downloading dialog displays >> "Download Complete" and gives the name of the host from which the file >> was downloaded, e.g., "www.blahblah.com". >> >> >> THE QUESTION: Is there any log file maintained or other way to >> determine the exact address or URL from which the file was downloaded? >> >> >> (Why do I ask? I am using a "friendly" tool provided by a vendor in >> which I click on needed data files from a list presented as a Flash (!) >> item in a browser. It downloads only a single file at a time, it takes >> forever to get everything I need, and it's prone to human error as I >> spend hours in this zombie-like ritual. I want to automate this by >> creating a script or program to simply download the files I need >> directly instead of going through that nonsense.) >> >> THANK YOU for any advice! >> >> Kevin > >
Guest Onsokumaru Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 Re: "Download complete": how do I learn from WHERE? He wants to use a download manger which will keep track of these downloads for him. There are a few around, but names escape me, Net Transport maybe. Firefox also remembers the URL from whence a file came, but it doesn't keep a list you can refer to directly. "Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote in message news:uR6Ckz4EJHA.5732@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:eKAaDy2EJHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> The address bar in Internet Explorer indicates the current URL/Site. > > But it sounds as though the OP wants to automate a whole bunch > of downloads, and be able to discover later on where, precisely, > each actually came from. > >> >> "Kevin Killion" <kevin@shsmedia.com> wrote in message >> news:kevin-121CB7.10591410092008@newsclstr03.news.prodigy.net... >>> >>> >>> When WinXP finishes a download, the downloading dialog displays >>> "Download Complete" and gives the name of the host from which the file >>> was downloaded, e.g., "www.blahblah.com". >>> >>> >>> THE QUESTION: Is there any log file maintained or other way to >>> determine the exact address or URL from which the file was downloaded? >>> >>> >>> (Why do I ask? I am using a "friendly" tool provided by a vendor in >>> which I click on needed data files from a list presented as a Flash (!) >>> item in a browser. It downloads only a single file at a time, it takes >>> forever to get everything I need, and it's prone to human error as I >>> spend hours in this zombie-like ritual. I want to automate this by >>> creating a script or program to simply download the files I need >>> directly instead of going through that nonsense.) >>> >>> THANK YOU for any advice! >>> >>> Kevin >> >> > >
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