Unable to save image from URL in C# - using Webclient and DownloadFile();

Question

I am unable to download images from an RSS Feed, where the URL doesn't contain a filename.

Example -

Image URL I would like to download (it works if you click on it in a browser, but in code it doesn't work):

http://www.deviantart.com/download/286471805/

Using the code below I get a "An exception occurred during a WebClient request." error. I have no idea why this isn't working.

Any ideas on how I can save these files?

    private void Start_Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        WebClient MyDownloader = new WebClient();

            MyDownloader.DownloadFile(@"http://www.deviantart.com/download/286471805/", @"c:\test\");

    }

dtb · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-09 16:54:11Z

4

You have to specify a file name as the second argument, not the download directory:

using (var client = new WebClient())
{
    client.DownloadFile("http://www.deviantart.com/download/174633066/",
                        @"c:\test\file.png");
}                                     ↑

answered May 9, 2012 at 16:54

dtb

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3 Comments

Chris L Over a year ago

The file name is not given in the RSS feed - which is actually the issue I am having (ie. RSS FEED: backend.deviantart.com/…). The RSS feed only contains the link I have with no filename. How can I get the filename?

Ivo Over a year ago

Maybe you can use the id that is in the url. It's up to you which name do you want/need for that file.

dtb Over a year ago

It seems "the filename" you're referring to is the location to which your URL redirects. See: Getting the location from a WebClient on a HTTP 302 Redirect?

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