is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

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venga1
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is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

Post by venga1 »

Suppose there is www.site.com/images/imagefolder/

ok the imagefolder is not directly accessed through browser...means apcahe setting not to list the file

now is is possible to download all the images of imagefolder

the images of the imagefolder are used normally in php page using <img src tags..

any help?
any tweak..?
is it possible with the picalodaer?
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KoalaBear
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Re: is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

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PicaLoader can follow php page to download pics.
If a picture not linked by any web page, there is no way to download it, except you know the picture's filename.
dado
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Re: is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

Post by dado »

you say :

If a picture not linked by any web page, there is no way to download it, except you know the picture's filename.

i have it. i mean all names of files in directory. real example of files names :
789542.jpg
122456-75.jpg
124556-7889.jpg
98745-hp.jpg

so , so different names, it is hard to make a substitute by picaloader functions, because no continuity of values :

789542.jpg is real filename, but 789543.jpg, 789544.jpg or 789541.jpg, 789540.jpg doesnt exists.


but, i have a list of all names of files and they are stored in my xls spreadsheet file ( in rows ) - so every name in a single cell , row by row.

what now ? can picaloader read some extended xls or txt or csv or .... file ?
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KoalaBear
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Re: is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

Post by KoalaBear »

try this way:
1.open your excel file, add a row before filename row, fill with start, fill the row after filename row with end. (like attached picture)
2.save as .csv file.
3. open .csv file with a text editor, like notepad, replace all:
start, with <a href='http://www.site.com/images/imagefolder/
,end with '>pic</a>
4. rename .csv file's ext to .htm
5. run picaloader, open a project, create a new task, start URL:
file://[full path of your .htm file], e.g. file://e:\test.htm

that's all:)
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dado
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Re: is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

Post by dado »

thank you for quick response, but not work corect. in list is cca 15000 rows = 15000 pictures, but only cca 3600 were saved. i do not know what is incorrect, or what is my mistake.

in attachment are both files : XLS + my final file HTM.
OPTION panel is in attached picture.
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XLS + HTM files
(289.14 KiB) Downloaded 7 times
OPTION panel, pl2.htm is ofcourse named like picaloader_all.htm
OPTION panel, pl2.htm is ofcourse named like picaloader_all.htm
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KoalaBear
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Re: is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

Post by KoalaBear »

you can switch to Report to check out what happened. maybe the web server is overload, the downloading is timeout.
you can click Move All to Queue then start downloading again to retry download these error URLs.
dado
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Re: is it possible to download all pictures of one folder

Post by dado »

no error warnings, but thanks a lot ! i just tried uninstalled from c:\program files\picaloader and installed to only c:\picaloader. i am no IT admin, but this help me and everything is working like you wrote first. some read/write error or something like this, i dont know... but now it works.

before my question i have read some more topics ( not only one or two ), and now can i say with peace in my mind : everything is possible with you - you are a woodoo master !

i am very greatful !!!
have a nice day from Slovakia
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