From: Mariano Kamp <mariano.kamp@...>
Date: 2006-12-23T21:36:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Question: Downloading files with open(-uri)?

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Oops, forgot the output:

RubyMate r5712 running Ruby v1.8.4 (/usr/local/bin/ruby)
 >>> download.rb

downloading http://ibm.com
opened connection.
.done.
downloading http://downloads.scribemedia.net/ 
rails2006/03_martin_fowler_full.m4v

On Dec 23, 2006, at 1:35 PM, Mariano Kamp wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   I could need a quick hand here.
>
>   I want to watch the RailsConf 2006 videos and want to download  
> them with a script.
>
>   Unfortunately open("http:/xx") never comes back? Any idea what I  
> am doing wrong here?
>
>   I tested it with an URL that returns plain html and that worked  
> fine. See the first line, ibm.com.
>
> require 'open-uri'
>
> urls = %w{
> http://ibm.com
> http://downloads.scribemedia.net/rails2006/03_martin_fowler_full.m4v
> http://downloads.scribemedia.net/rails2006/02_dave_thomas_full.m4v
> http://downloads.scribemedia.net/rails2006/01_dh_hansson.m4v
> http://downloads.scribemedia.net/rails2006/04_paul_graham_full.m4v
> http://downloads.scribemedia.net/rails2006/06_railsCorePanel_full.m4v
> http://downloads.scribemedia.net/rails2006/07_why_lucky_stiff.m4v
> }
> BUFFER_SIZE = 1_024*1_024*1
>
> urls.each do |url|
>   puts "downloading #{url}"
>   open(url) do |input|
>     puts "opened connection."
>     output = open(url.split(/\//).last, "wb")
>     while (buffer = input.read(BUFFER_SIZE))
>       print "."
>       $stdout.flush
>       output.write(buffer)
>     end
>     output.close
>   end
>   puts "done."
> end
> puts "All downloads done."
>
> Cheers,
> Mariano
>
>
>


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