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Introduction

In a Web Test, you can add steps to verify file downloads. After you trigger a file download, you can extract information about the file in variables.
Then, you can use those variables in other steps, such as Assertions and If Statements.

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Details

You can extract information about a downloaded file by using these methods from the Set Variable action:
  1. Extract Name of Most Recent Downloaded File
  2. Extract Size of Most Recent Downloaded File
  3. Extract MIME Type of Most Recent Downloaded File
Waiting for a download to complete
Endtest will automatically wait for a download to complete when using one of those methods.
There is no need to add a Pause step, unless the download takes more than 120 seconds, which is the default download timeout.
After you’ve extracted the information into variables, you can verify the values from those variables by using the Variable Assertion method from the Add Assertion action. You can also clear the Downloads directory by using the Clear Downloads Directory method from the Miscellaneous action.
Browser Support
File downloads can be tested in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and mobile browsers.
File downloads cannot be tested in Safari and Internet Explorer 11.