"Download File from URL" in loop causing errors

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I’m trying to download multiple files form my google drive via a “Download from URL” node since the regular drive “Download File” doesn’t work. Once the second request for a new file download approaches the “Download from URL” node, an error occurs.
Error:
“Download File from URL: This instance has already started one or more requests. Properties can only be modified before sending the first request.”

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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@FernCard_214

Welcome to the community

May I know the issue with download file? What is not working?

And can you show the screenshot of your sequence?

If you can provide more details that would help

Cheers

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@Anil_G I’m looping through a google drive folder, getting the URL for each item and attempting to download them to my Desktop. This is done via a “Download from URL” activity within a “For Each File or Folder (Google Drive)” activity.

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Each file in the google drive is simply a .mp3 file.

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@FernCard_214

Please use activities which are under gsuite this is a activity which is to download files from generic url

Cheers

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@Anil_G See, that’s the thing. I was using a Download File from the gSuite activities, but I cant seem to find where it downloaded it to. Luckily, I was able to figure it out. The activity saves the file in my users’ temporary directory, so using some rename file activities and move file activities, I could dynamically retrieve the file from its downloaded location, move it to where I need it to be, and rename it to what it’s supposed to be.

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@FernCard_214

The download file will give you a ilocalresource output

You can use variable.LocalPath to get the path directly

Hope this helps

Cheers

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Alright, here’s the solution. The Download File from gSuite activity, with its Output file set to whatever variable you want. Then you simply use a Move File activity to move your downloadedfile.localPath to wherever you want. Then rename. Picture (if it helps):

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the two assign activities are:
tmpfilename = Path.GetFileName(downloadedFile.LocalPath)
newFileLocation = moveLocation + tmpFileName

Variables:
currentItem: type GDriveRemoteItem (The Google Drive item you want to download)
downloadedFile: type GDriveLocalItem (The downloaded Google Drive item)
moveLocation: type String (The path of the folder you want to move the file to)
PS: Make sure it has a \ at the end.
tmpFileName: type String (The filename of the downloaded file)
newFileLocation: type String (The path to the file in the moved location.

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