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I want to download a PDF with the HTTP_Caller and then write it to a directory on the local computer.

  • December 13, 2021
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jurgenmack
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I want to download a PDF with the HTTP_Caller and then write it to a directory on the local computer.

Best answer by danilo_fme

Hi @jurgenmack​ you can do this action directly into transformer HTTPCaller:

 

  • Request URL: the link of your PDF
  • HTTP Method: select the option download
  • Save Response Body To: File
  • Output Folder : insert the way of folder to save file

 

Configurations_HTTPCaller 

 

Thanks in Advance,

Danilo

 

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danilo_fme
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Hi @jurgenmack​ you can do this action directly into transformer HTTPCaller:

 

  • Request URL: the link of your PDF
  • HTTP Method: select the option download
  • Save Response Body To: File
  • Output Folder : insert the way of folder to save file

 

Configurations_HTTPCaller 

 

Thanks in Advance,

Danilo

 


jurgenmack
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  • December 13, 2021
danilo_fme wrote:

Hi @jurgenmack​ you can do this action directly into transformer HTTPCaller:

 

  • Request URL: the link of your PDF
  • HTTP Method: select the option download
  • Save Response Body To: File
  • Output Folder : insert the way of folder to save file

 

Configurations_HTTPCaller 

 

Thanks in Advance,

Danilo

 

I have been trying various methods for months with no success.

 

Thanks a million

 

Jurgen


danilo_fme
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  • December 21, 2021
jurgenmack wrote:

I have been trying various methods for months with no success.

 

Thanks a million

 

Jurgen

Nice @jurgenmack​ . I'm happy to help you!


tisjadaggers
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Is it also possible to extract a pdf from a website using the HTTPCaller, and then write the output to a folder using a separate writer?

I want to make a Data downloader in FME Flow, which requires the workspace to contain a writer. The HTTPCaller is not recognized as writer by FME Flow.

 

 

 

 


ebygomm
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@tisjadaggers - you can write the file to a temporary location, then use a filecopywriter to copy it, this will show up to use a data download

 


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