Help saving file with FireShot API

Question

Hi, I recently purchased fireshot pro and would like to use the API to save a file to a certain place on my computer. I have already found that I can save a file out to the place I have set in the extension settings using the file name template options by doing the following JavaScript.

Code:

var element = document.createElement("FireShotDataElement");
element.setAttribute("Entire", false);
element.setAttribute("Action", 1);
element.setAttribute("Data", "C:/Users/j/Desktop/abc.png");
document.documentElement.appendChild(element);
var evt = document.createEvent("Events");
evt.initEvent("capturePageEvt", true, false);
element.dispatchEvent(evt);

I have also tried making the call with the following JavaScript, and I can hear the sound that FireShot makes and see briefly the progress dialog, however, it is not saving out my file:

Code:

FireShotAPI.savePage(false, "", "C:/Users/j/Desktop/abc.png");

Is it still possible to save to a certain place on the computer by specifying that place to a function? If so, how can I modify the first JavaScript code block above to accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

Hello, please be advised, that saving files silently to disk is an experimental and undocumented function. The following call should do the job: FireShotAPI.capturePage(false, 101, '', 'C:/Users/j/Desktop/abc.png'); 101 is a magic constant to do achieve this functionality.

Posted: 10 Dec 2023 17:18 Last Edited By: jamespgilbert
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Hi, I recently purchased fireshot pro and would like to use the API to save a file to a certain place on my computer. I have already found that I can save a file out to the place I have set in the extension settings using the file name template options by doing the following JavaScript. Code: var element = document.createElement("FireShotDataElement"); element.setAttribute("Entire", false); element.setAttribute("Action", 1); element.setAttribute("Data", "C:/Users/j/Desktop/abc.png"); document.documentElement.appendChild(element); var evt = document.createEvent("Events"); evt.initEvent("capturePageEvt", true, false); element.dispatchEvent(evt); I have also tried making the call with the following JavaScript, and I can hear the sound that FireShot makes and see briefly the progress dialog, however, it is not saving out my file: Code: FireShotAPI.savePage(false, "", "C:/Users/j/Desktop/abc.png"); Is it still possible to save to a certain place on the computer by specifying that place to a function? If so, how can I modify the first JavaScript code block above to accomplish this?

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