Download node not respecting "knime://" paths

[rsherhod]

Hi,

I’m using the Download node, which I’ve configured to write to “knime://knime.workflow/files/”. However, it’s writing to “/Applications/KNIME.app/Contents/MacOS/knime:/knime.workflow/files/”.
Is this a bug?

Cheers,

Richard

[ipazin]

Hi there,

Download node currently doesn’t handle knime relative path in Target folder. As a workaround one can use Extract Context Properties node which will among other flow variables output workflow absolute path. Modify that flow variable to your needs using String Manipulation (Variable) node and use it in Download node

Br,
Ivan

[ipazin]

Hello @rsherhod,

do drop info here in case you haven’t seen it. With KNIME version 4.3. there is Transfer Files node that is able to download files using relative path. Check out here for more:

Can't Download using Relative Path

I’m trying to use the Download node to download files in a server. I tried using “knime://knime.workflow/…/” as the Target folder, but I got the error below. Execute failed: Illegal char <:> at index 37: C:/Users//KNIME_DEPLOYMENT/knime: [Capture] Is it not possible to download using relative paths?

Br,
Ivan