Curl output to file

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#1

I am trying to output a curl command to a file in applescript but I cannot get it to output to a specific file location. The script is as follows:

set path_to_desktop to path to desktop

set posix_path to POSIX path of path_to_desktop & "quotes.csv" as text

do shell script "curl " & "http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=IBM,DELL,DIA,QQQQ,AAPL&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv" & "-o " & quoted form of posix_path

I can run the curl command in terminal and it outputs to the file but cannot get it to work in applescript. I have tried various form of the path to no avail. It seems to fall over as the path has a directory called “Network Data” and the curl output command does not seem to like the space in that directory.

Any help would be appreciated.

#2

Hi,

quote the URL

quoted form of "http:. "

and in front of the -o switch there must be a space character

#3

Thank you. That worked!

#4

The correct URL to obtain the said file is:


set path_to_desktop to path to desktop
set posix_path to POSIX path of path_to_desktop & "quotes.csv" as text
do shell script "curl " & "'http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=IBM,DELL,DIA,QQQQ,AAPL&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv'" & " -o " & quoted form of posix_path

Michael

#5

Thank you. When I found out how to save the file to the location, I realised that the link was not right but thank you for pointing that out.