i would like to download file in pdf with selenium edge web driver in specific custom folder in c# selenium

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i would like to download file in pdf with selenium edge web driver in specific custom folder in c# selenium

Rakesh kumar 106

I am new to selenium and i would like to download file in pdf with selenium edge web driver in specific custom folder. In default the file is downloading in browser specified download path. Any one suggest the best solution for downloading file in custom path in C# Selenium.

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Jack J Jun 25,296

@Rakesh kumar , Welcome to Microsoft Q&A. you could try the following code to download file to specific custom folder by using selenium.

var options = new ChromeOptions();  
    string downloadFilePath = @"E:\Test";  
    options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", downloadFilePath);  
    options.AddUserProfilePreference("intl.accept_languages", "nl");  
    options.AddUserProfilePreference("disable-popup-blocking", "true");  
    // declare driver with these options  
    var driver = new ChromeDriver(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, options);  
    driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25150");  
    var reportDownloadButton = driver.FindElement(OpenQA.Selenium.By.CssSelector("div[itemtype='http://schema.org/Offer']"));  
    reportDownloadButton.Click();

I used website instead of pdf, but they are fundamentally the same.

Website:

Hope the above code could help you.

Best Regards,
Jack

Rakesh kumar 106 Reputation points

2022-04-21T10:45:18.473+00:00
Thank you !! Its working fine but when I am giving new chrome driver its opening new edge browser because I am already running the same browser and it should be run in same window and I need to download in PDF format and its getting downloading in .Text format. How do i download in PDF format?

**var driver = new ChromeDriver(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, options); driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25150");**
Jack J Jun 25,296 Reputation points

2022-04-22T02:57:14.947+00:00

@Rakesh kumar ，thanks for the feedback, I am glad to hear that my advice could help you.

but when I am giving new chrome driver its opening new edge browser because I am already running the same browser

Based on my research, I find that it is hard to get the current window from the browser.

I need to download in PDF format and its getting downloading in .Text format.

The code I provided means that we are simulating clicking the download button, which may not change the type of the file itself. I recommend that you could download the file first, then you could change the file format from txt to pdf.
Rakesh kumar 106 Reputation points

2022-04-22T09:08:17.097+00:00

How could I format form txt to pdf.Could you please me help. I have tried in different ways code but still is not working

string downloadFilePath = @"E:\Test";
options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", downloadFilePath);
options.AddUserProfilePreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk","application/zip");
options.AddUserProfilePreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk", "application/zip");
options.AddUserProfilePreference("plugins.always_open_pdf_externally", true);

var driver = new ChromeDriver(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, options);
driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25150");
var reportDownloadButton = driver.FindElement(OpenQA.Selenium.By.CssSelector("div[itemtype='http://schema.org/Offer']"));
reportDownloadButton.Click();

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