: When defining a folder path, ensure it ends with a \ or use BuildPath to avoid errors.
#If VBA7 Then Private Declare PtrSafe Function URLDownloadToFile Lib "urlmon" _ Alias "URLDownloadToFileA" (ByVal pCaller As LongPtr, _ ByVal szURL As String, ByVal szFileName As String, _ ByVal dwReserved As Long, ByVal lpfnCB As LongPtr) As Long #Else Private Declare Function URLDownloadToFile Lib "urlmon" _ Alias "URLDownloadToFileA" (ByVal pCaller As Long, _ ByVal szURL As String, ByVal szFileName As String, _ ByVal dwReserved As Long, ByVal lpfnCB As Long) As Long #End If Use code with caution. 2. The Download Subroutine This code takes a URL and a local path to save the PDF. vba code to download pdf from website
Sub DownloadPDFFromWeb() Dim fileURL As String Dim savePath As String Dim returnValue As Long fileURL = "https://example.com" savePath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\Downloaded_Report.pdf" returnValue = URLDownloadToFile(0, fileURL, savePath, 0, 0) If returnValue = 0 Then MsgBox "PDF successfully downloaded to: " & savePath Else MsgBox "Download failed. Error code: " & returnValue End If End Sub Use code with caution. Method 2: Handling Protected Files (WinHTTP & ADODB) : When defining a folder path, ensure it
Sub BulkDownload() Dim i As Integer Dim lastRow As Long lastRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row For i = 2 To lastRow ' Starting from row 2 Dim currentURL As String Dim currentName As String currentURL = Cells(i, 1).Value currentName = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\File_" & i & ".pdf" ' Call the API method URLDownloadToFile 0, currentURL, currentName, 0, 0 Next i MsgBox "Bulk download finished!" End Sub Use code with caution. Common Troubleshooting Tips The Download Subroutine This code takes a URL