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Receiving data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Do not use this tag for question asking where to download off-site resource.

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how to get video link from of live streaming videos using java?

I want to get exact video link from some streaming video resources like you-tube or metacafe.com, As there is no direct link of video is available. How can I parse the video link. Also how to use java to download a streaming video from http url to…
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NodeJS request / request-progress file download slows down to almost zero

We have a specific piece of NodeJS software which downloads files to it's local filesystem. The files can very from a few KB's to GB's. Sometimes, for no apparent reason the download speeds becomes really slow. The actual connection is quite decent…
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Download / Install Windows Updates from Python

I am working on a script to automate the installation of Windows Updates, that I can deploy on several machines so I do not have to worry about updating them manually. I would like to write this in Python, but could not find anythng on how this…
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.NET Core 2.0 ASP.NET MVC Download File and Invoke File Save Dialog Box

I would like to perform a file download and trigger a browser's file save dialog box from the Controller level, if possible. (to hide a file's location) I was basing on this article in my…
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Rails file download using send_data with follow-up action

I am working on a code base where I need to allow the user to download a PDF document that already resides on AWS S3. I have implemented a download concern that was used for a previous feature. For this feature, I need to update the UI (A progress…
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How to delete a file after downloading it with Response->download() in Laravel

I have generated a CSV file using fputcsv() and then I return the downloaded file from the controller. It successfully downloads via the browser but I also want to delete the file after it is downloaded. //controller class public function…
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downloading .apk turns into .txt on phone

I have two apks on my website. I can click the link and download them to my computer and it works fine. When I download them on my phone, the first one works fine, but the second downloads as a .txt instead of an .apk. I can go on my phone and…
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Download remote file with curl directly

I want to download a remote file with curl and output it instantly to the user. The user should think that he downloads the file from my server instead of a remote server. I cannot buffer the whole files because some files are larger than 200 MB.…
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How can I export gallery images from SquareSpace?

SquareSpace does not offer any way to export uploaded content directly. The only export option available is for WordPress, but this only generates a small XML file. What is the best way to download the actual image files from a gallery, other than…
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File downloads in IE6

I've come across a rather interesing (and frustrating) problem with IE6. We are serving up some server generated pdfs and then simply setting headers in PHP to force a browser download of the file. Works fine and all, except in IE6 but only if the…
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How to download file using Python?

I'm completely new to Python, I want to download a file by sending a request to the server. When I type it into my browser, I see the CSV file is downloaded, but when I try sending a get request it does not return anything. for example: import…
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node.js: downloading many images from urls: timeout as too many symultanous downloads

I have code that downloads images from given URLs. It loops through products in database and for each product calls Image download. However, everything seems to happen asyncrhonously and if there are too many URLs (images to download) process stops…
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delete a file after download in codeigniter

I want to remove my file from downloads directory after a user has downloaded it. But it is not deleted. I am using Codeigniter download_helper for downloading the file. Below is my code: Controller public function download($key,$id) { …
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export to CSV with Javascript

I have two functions Exports HTML Table Download CSV file Unfortunately my file is downloading as "Undefined" with no .csv file type. The format seems to be fine, since the file can be opened with any text editor and can be seen to have all table…
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Downloading a zip file using download manager

I want to download a zip file using download manager.Using this code it shows downloading file in notification and later shows download failed. I gave permissions such as read and write external directory.My code is as follows: …
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