onDownload/true doesn't wait for download to finish and doesn't rename properly

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Hello guys. I have a problem with the onDownload function on Chrome. I set it to change the name of the download file reading it from a CSV. I have 3 files that are being downloaded from a single page which i want to rename to their corresponding columns. The first issue is that when i run this in a loop of multiple pages after the 2nd or 3rd loop the renaming stops working properly. Only 2 of 3 files are being renamed and the other one downloads with the original name. The other issue i observe is that the onDownload / true doesn’t wait for the download to finish before continuing to the next command. I’ve tried the onDownload demo macro and runs well. Also i’ve tried separating the 3 downloads from 1 loop to 3 different loops but the renaming issue is still present. Any advises here? Here is the ondownload code:

{
  "Command": "onDownload",
  "Target": "${date}-${!COL4}",
  "Value": "true"
},

// ${date} is an attribute i get from the page where i download the files from and ${!COL4} is the column from the CSV where i get the desired new name from.

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Hi, can you please retest this with the new V5.6.5 version?

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I will try as soon as the version is released for Chrome since the Firefox onDownload is still not fully supported in Firefox.

4

Ah, correct - ondownload is limited in Firefox.

5

Can the new 5.6.5 version be installed manually to Chrome or to the new Edge Chromium? I need this onDownload function to work as soon as possible but the update you mentioned still haven’t appeared in the Chrome extension store :confused:

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Hi, yeah, the Chrome store review process is very slow these days. But the new version is available already in the Edge store: Microsoft Edge Addons

Also note the new variable: !Last_Downloaded_File_Name (read only) Get the name of the downloaded file. This requires ONDOWNLOAD to be inside the macro.

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Unfortunately this version behaves the same. Random files are not being renamed and also the onDownload = true doesn’t wait for the download to finish before continuing to the next command.

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Ok, then we need a test case from you. I tested the download automation with the files on 7zip.org and all works fine. => Can you post a test macro, please?

Once we can recreate an issue, we can often fix things fast.

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Kill me now o.O I just saw that the demo has the onDownload command before the Click command and i was doing the opposite - first click and then the onDownload command. Now the macro waits for the download, i will see now how it handles all the 200 files i need to download with appropriate name. I will keep this topic updated for future needs.

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Is ondownload working for FF yet? I don’t seem to be able to make it work on FF. Or is there a work-around?