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[xra7en]

link used

https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1900-x64.exe

[SpriggsySpriggs]

@xra7en Worked for me:

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Make sure that when you are pasting the link it isn't immediately trying to download. It should ask for a link and then immediately ask for a file name.

[xra7en]

your on windows 11, Im still using (by choice) windows 7.
I have noticed that when I use my 10 rig, I run into less issue (not always).

And the app does indeed ask for a file an not download right away.

I noticed when I used win10 with powershell download scripts, they work good, win7 was a hit and miss. Mostly because win7 comes with PS2, vs PS5+
The scrip is great.. and there are no errors, but when I run it, it craps out on me.

Starting to believe it is a win7 issue.

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Could be, but I ran this on 10 on my work PC. Not 11

[xra7en]

I was just tinkering around with it again and it worked ! Only once!
Not sure why, because when I repeat it, it fails again.

so that is weird..
I'll keep playing with it... thanks for the code...
not sure why its being goofy on my end.

edit:
also noticed it is not giving me an error.

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Win32 API is weird, sometimes. It can be very wonky. Let me know if you ever need more help.

[xra7en]

absolutely - you are very educational, albeit over my head a bit LOL.

I'll tinker with it for awhile and see why it downloads one time and not another.


edit:
this link worked

https://www.mediafire.com/file/wl3bcf75p6ledep/torbrowser-install-win64-10.5_en-US.exe/file
i repeated this link a few times, so far so good.


this one did not
https://github.com/wavebox/waveboxapp/releases/download/v4.11.6/install_wavebox_4_11_6_x64.exe

stil cant get
https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1900-x64.exe
this to work.

is it possible that it is running into a security protocol? (win10 might process those differently from win7)

[SMcNeill]

If this works with a c-based library, you may need CHR$(0) string termination.  Make certain there’s a CHR$(0) added to the end of your link and see if that changes anything.

[xra7en]

no joy.. some links work, others don't
(oddly the 7zip link does not work)

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Sometimes this is caused by the request not matching what they want and so they block the request. All of your links worked for me. I might have to look at that User Agent variable