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Help and Support (Using VoxCommando) => VoxCommando Basics and Core Features => Topic started by: Haddood on September 19, 2014, 11:25:25 PM

Title: downloading files from the internet
Post by: Haddood on September 19, 2014, 11:25:25 PM
is there is a way to make VC download a file form the internet? (http://www.stm.info/sites/default/files/gtfs/gtfs_stm.zip)

I can't use scrap then save as the file is about 40MB of multiple text files and one of them is about 250MB un compressed ...

so looking for a way to download that file at night, save it on PC then run a bat file to decompress it ...

any ideas?
Title: Re: downloading files from the internet
Post by: Kalle on September 20, 2014, 05:30:04 AM
You can use a download manager with scheduled task support like this http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/)

not tested, but maybe it helps.
Title: Re: downloading files from the internet
Post by: Haddood on September 20, 2014, 06:07:26 AM
Thank you kalle, that is brilliant idea ... It reminded me that I can do that with my NAS ....

However I was hoping to do it with VC because I need to check a date if there is new data before I do the download and process the files

But if it is not possible I will definitely use a download manager
Title: Re: downloading files from the internet
Post by: jitterjames on September 20, 2014, 08:47:22 AM
I think you can do a lot with wget and VoxCommando's launch actions.

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm

I did not test the link above so I'm not sure if this is the best place or if it is the latest version...
Title: Re: downloading files from the internet
Post by: Haddood on September 22, 2014, 05:24:24 AM
Thank you James it is exactly what I am looking for