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Just to clarify for anyone in the future: you CAN NOT use <code class

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Cannot read property 'fromWebContents' of undefined

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WellMafra commented on July 19, 2024

@salehmosleh any news?

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salehmosleh commented on July 19, 2024

@WellMafra , we have to run electron-dl codes on Main side (main.js), if you need run it on render side , use ipcMain/IPCRenderer to send request to Main side.

const {app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain} = require('electron');
const {download} = require('electron-dl');

ipcMain.on('download-btn', (e, args) => {
	download(BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow(), args.url)
		.then(dl => console.log(dl.getSavePath()))
		.catch(console.error);
});

also i want to use electron-download-manager , it is better for me.

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pedrobertao commented on July 19, 2024

Any news on how to solve this ? @salehmosleh

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salehmosleh commented on July 19, 2024

@pedrobertao , i explain it on the above.

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chrispavlopoulos commented on July 19, 2024

Just to clarify for anyone in the future: you CAN NOT use electron-dl functions from your preload script. You must declare the download function in your main file and communicate between main.js and preload.js by using ipcMain and ipcRenderer.

This is what worked for me:

// main.js
const electronDl = require('electron-dl');
electronDl();

app.on('ready', () => {
    ipcMain.on('electron-dl-download', async (event, { url }) => {
      const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
        try {
            console.log(await electronDl.download(win, url));
        } catch (error) {
            if (error instanceof electronDl.CancelError) {
              console.info('item.cancel() was called');
        } else {
          console.error(error);
        }
      }
    });
});


// preload.js
const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');

window.download = (args) => {
  ipcRenderer.send("electron-dl-download", args);
};