On 6/4/2019 8:09 PM, Eliot Moss wrote: > On 6/4/2019 2:00 PM, john doe wrote: >> Hi, I'm trying to download the setup file to update cygwin using >> powershell but it fails miserably: >> >> PS > (new-object system.net.webclient).do >> wnloadfile("https://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe", "$PWD/try.exe") >> Exception calling "DownloadFile" with "2" argument(s): "The underlying >> connecti >> on was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send." >> At line:1 char:47 >> + (new-object system.net.webclient).downloadfile <<<< >> ("https://www.cygwin.com/ >> setup-x86_64.exe", "$PWD/try.exe") >> + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], >> MethodInvocationException >> + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException >> >> >> It works for other URLs and would appriciate any input on the above. > > I just download with a web browser. Any reason you have > to do this programmatically instead? Also, I know little > about PS, but it could be that it just doesn't approve of > this as a Microsoft-blessed kind of thing. When I invoke > setup, I get popups about this not being from the Windows > Store, etc. -- simply plow on. >
Yes, I'm using Powershell to update Cygwin through a script and the script fails at the download step. > Also, a web search suggests that wget to PowerShell is > also fine. > I meant Cygwin's wget, the idea is to not require any extra tool(s) to update Cygwin, sorry about that. > And here's another tidbit from the web: > > powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command (new-object > System.Net.WebClient).Downloadfile('http://10.10.10.10:7000/iw4455.exe', > 'C:\windows\temp\iw4455.exe') > > Perhaps the ExecutionPolicy thing is relevant here? > No -- se above, thanks anyway. > Anyway, this question does not seem to be cygwin-specific, but > more about PS ... Everything was working a fiew days ago, and now, it isn't. Thanks for your input. -- John Doe -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple