url:basefile and url:ext not populated?

[appyface]

Below is my XML to download Firefox Portable. This one still downloads, but stopped populating url:basefile and url:ext a short while ago.

 

I have 'save to file' selected and my download filename is:

D:\Stuff\filestore\usb_stick_portable_apps_etc\{url:basefile}_{vers}.{url:ext}

 

Latest Firefox Portable is version 3.5.2, the output filename is now just: _3.5.2 because only my hard-coded underscore plus the version number is populated.

 

The url for downloading 3.5.2 is:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/portableapps/FirefoxPortable_3.5.2_English.paf.exe

 

So I had expected my output file to be named:

FirefoxPortable_3.5.2_English.paf_3.5.2.exe

 

As always, help is appreciated. Thanks!

--appyface

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

<Jobs>

<ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Guid="727374bd-ca54-4c28-a7e2-593f97808a10">

<DownloadBeta>Default</DownloadBeta>

<DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />

<CheckForUpdatesOnly>false</CheckForUpdatesOnly>

<VariableChangeIndicator />

<CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>

<ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>

<ExclusiveDownload>true</ExclusiveDownload>

<HttpReferer>http://sourceforge.net/</HttpReferer>

<Variables>

<item>

<key>

<string>skimurl</string>

</key>

<value>

<UrlVariable>

<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>

<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>

<Regex>(?<=download-box.*?href=").*?(?=")</Regex>

<Url>http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable</Url>

<Name>skimurl</Name>

</UrlVariable>

</value>

</item>

<item>

<key>

<string>vers</string>

</key>

<value>

<UrlVariable>

<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>

<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>

<Regex>(?<=Portable Edition"><span><strong>Download ).*?(?=<)</Regex>

<Url>http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable</Url>

<Name>vers</Name>

</UrlVariable>

</value>

</item>

</Variables>

<ExecuteCommand />

<ExecutePreCommand />

<Category>000100</Category>

<SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>

<PreviousLocation>D:\Stuff\filestore\usb_stick_portable_apps_etc\_3.5.2.</PreviousLocation>

<DeletePreviousFile>false</DeletePreviousFile>

<Enabled>true</Enabled>

<FileHippoId />

<LastUpdated>2009-08-13T03:49:56.88662</LastUpdated>

<TargetPath>D:\Stuff\filestore\usb_stick_portable_apps_etc\{url:basefile}_{vers}.{url:ext}</TargetPath>

<FixedDownloadUrl>{skimurl}</FixedDownloadUrl>

<Name>Firefox Portable</Name>

</ApplicationJob>

</Jobs>

[andreone]

I confirm the bug with 1.0.8.285.

I tried several tweaks but nothing works.

I have jobs that use {url:basefile}_{version}.{url:ext} and that are working great, so the issue is somewhere else.

[floele]

Will fix that for the next version.

[appyface]

Confirmed fixed in newest version.

 

Thanks, Flo :-)

[appyface]

Hmm don't know if this is related or completely different issue...

 

The above XML does now come up with the disk filename I'm expecting to see. But the downloaded file is actually a 3mb webpage and not the 8.8mb exe I was expecting?

 

If I copy/paste the URL Ketarin gets from {skimurl} into a browser (IE8) or Orbit Downloader (2.8.14), both download the 8.8mb exe.

 

With Orbit it works with no referer, so I tried erasing Ketarin's referer but that didn't change it.

 

What am I overlooking? TIA for ideas,

--appyface

[FranciscoR]

See this post/thread. Not aware of a fix for this, only a workaround.

[appyface]

Hi Flo,

 

Do you have any thoughts on what is happening here? As mentioned I can very easily download with IE8 or Orbit Downloader, and I don't even need a referer.

 

Thanks,

--appyface

[floele]

I guess I'm currently to busy with CDBurnerXP to look into such strangenesses. But feel free to investigate a little yourself using some HTTP traffic monitor and then finding the differences.

[appyface]

Thanks Flo, I did do just that and the traffic to Ketarin is completely different from the traffic to Orbit or IE8. But I have no idea why that would happen... any clues?

[FranciscoR]

Something is wrong with the commas alright, this is the url FF and IE are using on request

http://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/portableapps/Mozilla%20Firefox%2C%20Portable%20Ed./Mozilla%20Firefox%2C%20Portable%20Edition%203.5.2/FirefoxPortable_3.5.2_English.paf.exe

 

This is the one used by Ketarin. Notice the encoded commas are replaced by Ketarin and there's also a missing dot in the end o 'Ed'. Put this url in FF or IE and you will be redirected to portable apps homepage (while FF hangs and IE crashes).

http://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/portableapps/Mozilla%20Firefox,%20Portable%20Ed/Mozilla%20Firefox,%20Portable%20Edition%203.5.2/FirefoxPortable_3.5.2_English.paf.exe

But the requests are very different indeed, unless we know what are we looking for it's hard to conclude anything else...

[CybTekSol]

I just noticed that my Firefox_Portable_v3.5.2_en-us.paf.exe has been truncated to Firefox_Portable_v3.5.2_en-us.paf and it has not occurred with previous Firefox Portable downloads... will have to investigate further for an educated comment. (Version 1.0.8)

[FranciscoR]

You probably want to test your thesis against Thunderbird and Sunbird as well, as they have the same problem. Sourceforge is a waste of time if you ask me.

[CybTekSol]

Sourceforge is a waste of time if you ask me.

Agreed... it's a shame but they have 'fallen from grace' with me.