I'm trying to test file download with Watin 2.1.0 against IE9. I used the suggested code from the accepted answer to the question Downloading a file with Watin in IE9, like this:
var downloadHandler = new FileDownloadHandler(fname);
WebBrowser.Current.AddDialogHandler(downloadHandler);
link.ClickNoWait();
downloadHandler.WaitUntilFileDownloadDialogIsHandled(15);
downloadHandler.WaitUntilDownloadCompleted(200);
However, the downloadHandler.WaitUntilFileDownloadDialogIsHandled(15)
call times out. What should I do?
IE9 no longer uses a dialog window for saving files. Instead, it uses the notification bar to prevent focus from being removed from the web site. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/ff959805.aspx under "Download Manager" for reference.
Unfortunately, this means that the current FileDownloadHandler in WatiN will not work. It instantiates a "DialogWatcher" class per browser instance that is a basic message pump for any kind of child window. When child windows are encountered, the DialogWatcher checks to see if the window is specifically a dialog (which the notification bar is not). If it is a dialog, it then iterates over the registered IDialogHandler instances calling "CanHandleDialog." Even if the notification bar were a dialog, it is of a different Window Style (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms632600(v=vs.85).aspx), which is how WatiN detects the type of dialog.
From what I can see, there is no support yet for detecting the IE 9 notification bar and its prompts in WatiN. Until that support is added, you will not be able to automate downloading files in IE9.
File download dialog doesn't work in IE9 (Windows7) NetFramework 4.0.
Following code snippet might help you resolve the issue:
First you must add references UIAutomationClient and UIAutomationTypes to your test project.
After In Ie9 Tools -> View Downloads -> Options define path to your save folder.
The next method extends Browser class
if you want click 'Save As' replace foreach code with this
Edit: Also if you need to automate the save as dialog specifying a path and clicking save you can do it by adding this code just before break;