How to download a URL as a file?
- by Michelle
A website URL has "hidden" some MP3 files by embedding them as Shockwave files, as follows.
<span class="caption"><!-- Odeo player --><embed src="http://odeo.com/flash/audio_player_tiny_gray.swf"quality="high" name="audio_player_tiny_gray" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="valid_sample_rate=true external_url=http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/sundayeditionstream_20081125_9524.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></span>
How can I download the files for off-line listening?
I've found two methods:
1. The Stack Overflow Method
Create a new local HTML file with just the links, for example:
<a href="http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/sundayeditionstream_20081125_9524.mp3">Sunday Edition 25Nov2008</a>
Open the file in the browser, right click the link and File Save Link As.
2. The Super User Method
Install the Firefox addin Iget. (Be sure to use the right version for your Firefox version.)
Tools Downloads Enter URL in the field.
Are there any other ways?