Hi,
I have tried manually go to web url and i can download the ebook pdf from the iste.
but the below script that i used giving 503 error: below is the script and error details.
Please let me know if you have any idea. i have tried in all the ways. but no good luck:(
Script:
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# Eric Ligmans Amazing Free Microsoft eBook Giveaway
# https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2017/07/11/largest-free-microsoft-ebook-giveaway-im-giving-away-millions-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-again-including-windows-10-office-365-office-2016-power-bi-azure-windows-8-1-office-2013-sharepo/
# Link to download list of eBooks
# http://ligman.me/2sZVmcG
# Thanks David Crosby for the template (https://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/david%20crosby/)
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$dest = "C:\downloads\ebooks"
# Download the source list of books
$downLoadList = "http://ligman.me/2tk1D2V"
$bookList = Invoke-WebRequest $downLoadList
# Convert the list to an array
[string[]]$books = ""
$books = $bookList.Content.Split("`n")
# Remove the first line - it's not a book
$books = $books[1..($books.Length -1)]
$books # Here's the list
# Download the books
foreach ($book in $books) {
$hdr = Invoke-WebRequest $book -Method Head
$title = $hdr.BaseResponse.ResponseUri.Segments[-1]
$title = [uri]::UnescapeDataString($title)
$saveTo = $dest + $title
Invoke-WebRequest $book -OutFile $saveTo
}
Error:
Invoke-WebRequest : The remote server returned an error: (503) Server Unavailable.
At C:\temp\ELigman_DownloadAll_Powershell.ps1:23 char:12
+ $hdr = Invoke-WebRequest $book -Method Head
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.HttpWebRequest:HttpWebRequest) [Invoke-WebRequest], WebException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
Regards,
Mokesh.
