OpenSpan Robotics - Working with PDF that opens in new tab
I'm working on a solution that allows me to loop through search terms from a dataGrid and perform the following for each search term:
search > go to first result > click on a link that loads up a PDF document > download pdf document > repeat
Right now the PDF document will open up in a new tab and then I save it from there. I was hoping to close the tab each time after saving by using SendKeys ctrl+W to close the tab, but haven't had luck with that due to the various controls involved for that PDF tab. Another option I thought about was to open the PDF in a new window and simply close the window after saving. However, I am having trouble with the Navigate (2 parameter) method. Right now I'm using the current page with the link to the pdf to invoke the Navigate method, but it's not launching a new window at all.
Is it possible to simply right click on the PDF link control and just do a "Save Target As..." as a context menu item? If so, which control should I try to add the context menu for to get those options to show up?
If theres a better solution overall, I would love to hear it. At the end of the day, I'm just trying to btach download a bunch of documents based on search terms.
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TCS
IN
Hi JiaqiB80,
I have did similar task before , i haven't faced this because i don't have pdf viewer addon in the browser.So file is not getting open inside the browser.
For me if i click on the pdf link it will just give the popup with [ open / save / cancel ] options in IE.
One solution is, You can disable the addon which is allowing pdf files to open in browser. Might be the 'Adobe pdf reader' in your case, You can follow this steps.
Step 1
Start Internet Explorer and click the "Tools" gear icon to open the Tools drop-down list.
Step 2
Click "Manage Add-ons" from the list to open the Manage Add-ons window.
Step 3
Click "Toolbars and Extensions" in the Add-on Types box and then click the "Show" drop-down box to reveal the list of options.
Step 4
Select "All Add-ons" to display the list of add-ons in Internet Explorer. Scroll down the list until you find "Adobe PDF Reader."
Hi JiaqiB80,
I have did similar task before , i haven't faced this because i don't have pdf viewer addon in the browser.So file is not getting open inside the browser.
For me if i click on the pdf link it will just give the popup with [ open / save / cancel ] options in IE.
One solution is, You can disable the addon which is allowing pdf files to open in browser. Might be the 'Adobe pdf reader' in your case, You can follow this steps.
Step 1
Start Internet Explorer and click the "Tools" gear icon to open the Tools drop-down list.
Step 2
Click "Manage Add-ons" from the list to open the Manage Add-ons window.
Step 3
Click "Toolbars and Extensions" in the Add-on Types box and then click the "Show" drop-down box to reveal the list of options.
Step 4
Select "All Add-ons" to display the list of add-ons in Internet Explorer. Scroll down the list until you find "Adobe PDF Reader."
Step 5
Click "Adobe PDF Reader" and then click the "Disable" button.
Step 6
Click "Close" to close the window.
For other browsers / addon you will find guide to make it work easily in google
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Chirag Patel
Accenture
IN
Try Sending keys ^+S(Ctrl+Shift+S) for saving.
For closing it, create a window control of pdf window by setting unique match rule then Send keys to the window ^W.
Another way %FS Alt+File+Save