I am trying to download an xlsx file using the following code:
FirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile();
profile.setPreference("browser.download.dir", "directory where to save data");
profile.setPreference("browser.download.folderList", 2);
profile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet, application/x-excel, application/x-msexcel, application/excel, application/vnd.ms-excel");
ob = new FirefoxDriver(profile);
But the test stops after displaying the download dialog box, and it is not downloading any file.
But if i try the same code for csv file by changing the mime type mentioned in the above code, then it works fine.
Please help me. Thank you.
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Answer
Instead of the above code I added following:
firefoxProfile.setPreference("browser.download.dir",dest_path);
firefoxProfile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting",false);
firefoxProfile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk","application/xls;text/csv");
And now it is working fine. The MIME type for xlsx was not working properly so instead i tried to put the MIME type for xls file and now it is working fine. The XLSX file is getting downloaded automatically.