Download file with a Delay

Squabbi Kong

12y1.5k

Hey guys,

I already know how to download a file from a URL and save it in C# WPF but it would only work if the file started downloading immediately (no waiting). Is it possible to download from a site which makes the user wait eg. 10 seconds before starting the download? Eg. Sourceforge?

Thanks,

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Guest User12y ago
if i understand it, you want to download File from such URL from your C# WPF application and it fails?

Please paste code of C# WPF application which you're using to download the file.
Squabbi Kong12y ago
I meant that the site i want to download the file from makes you wait 10 seconds. If I use a site like that the download fails.
Guest User12y ago
I feel it's good user expereince if you start immediately and user don't have to wait for 10s.

if you want to replicate like sourceforge then you can add delay using
# Thread.sleep(10)
# Add timer control
# If you're using .NET 4.5 you can use the new async/await framework to sleep without locking the thread
```
private async void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)     {       textBox1.Text += "\r\nThread Sleeps!";       await Task.Delay(3000);       textBox1.Text += "\r\nThread awakens!";     }
```