How do I accept the download prompt on the firefox webdriver using selenium in JAVA?

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I am testing a page I am building and I was hoping to find out if it is possible to accept the download prompt using selenium? I am using the Firefox Webdriver.

Selenium is not able to accept OS level dialogs, it was not built for that - the answer below *should* work. — Arran, Jun 19 '13 at 14:07
Related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13839544/using-selenium-webdrivers-method-browser-helperapps-neverask-savetodisk-how-ca — Gabriel Devillers, Jan 05 '19 at 15:09

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 29 '17 at 04:27

You can try using the following code, for downloading a zip file:

FirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile();
//MIME type for zip file "application/zip"

profile.setPreference("browser,helperapps.neverAsk.SaveToDisk", "application/zip");

// 0 = desktop, 1 = default download folder , 2 = user defined location.
profile.setPreference("browser.download.folderList",0);

driver = new FirefoxDriver(profile);
baseUrl = " http://www.yourwebsite.com ";
driver.get(baseUrl);
driver.findElement(By.id("downloadFile")).click;

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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The easiest way to do this is to set have your test use a firefox profile that is setup to automatically accept the download prompt. See here for help creating a new profile. To use this profile in your test see the top answer to the question here. However I also recommend reading this, which will explain why you don't actually need to download the files to test that your download functionality is working.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Jun 19 '13 at 13:40

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The link to explain why you don't need to download files is dead. It's now located here: http://ardesco.lazerycode.com/testing/webdriver/2012/07/25/how-to-download-files-with-selenium-and-why-you-shouldnt.html – Scone Jan 11 '18 at 05:02

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 23 '13 at 17:23

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Why don't you choose Sikuli, it is too simple.
Add sikuli-java.jar file in build path, install Picpick soft, save images of save file, ok button using Picpick.
Type the following commands

new Screen().click(new Pattern("E:\\simage\\save.png")); //here e:\\..is image file path
new Screen().click(new Pattern("E:\\simage\\ok.png"));

It's over.

edited Nov 23 '13 at 17:23

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answered Nov 23 '13 at 17:03

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 23 '16 at 11:36

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Yes sikuli is simple solution for that you can use that

answered Feb 23 '16 at 11:36

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How do I accept the download prompt on the firefox webdriver using selenium in JAVA?

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