How to test file download with Watin / IE9?

File download dialog doesn’t work in IE9 (Windows7) NetFramework 4.0.

Following code snippet might help you resolve the issue:

First you must add references UIAutomationClient and UIAutomationTypes to your test project.

After In Ie9 Tools -> View Downloads -> Options define path to your save folder.

The next method extends Browser class

public static void DownloadIEFile(this Browser browser)
{
    // see information here (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633515(v=vs.85).aspx)
    Window windowMain = new Window(WatiN.Core.Native.Windows.NativeMethods.GetWindow(browser.hWnd, 5));
   System.Windows.Automation.TreeWalker trw = new  System.Windows.Automation.TreeWalker(System.Windows.Automation.Condition.TrueCondition);
   System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement mainWindow = trw.GetParent(System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement.FromHandle(browser.hWnd));

    Window windowDialog = new Window(WatiN.Core.Native.Windows.NativeMethods.GetWindow(windowMain.Hwnd, 5));
    // if doesn't work try to increase sleep interval or write your own waitUntill method
    Thread.Sleep(1000);
    windowDialog.SetActivate();
    System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElementCollection amc = System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement.FromHandle(windowDialog.Hwnd).FindAll(System.Windows.Automation.TreeScope.Children, System.Windows.Automation.Condition.TrueCondition);

    foreach (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement element in amc)
    {
        // You can use "Save ", "Open", ''Cancel', or "Close" to find necessary button Or write your own enum
        if (element.Current.Name.Equals("Save"))
        {
            // if doesn't work try to increase sleep interval or write your own waitUntil method
            // WaitUntilButtonExsist(element,100);
            Thread.Sleep(1000);
            System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern[] pats = element.GetSupportedPatterns();
            // replace this foreach if you need 'Save as' with code bellow
            foreach (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern pat in pats)
            {
                // '10000' button click event id 
                if (pat.Id == 10000)
                {
                    System.Windows.Automation.InvokePattern click = (System.Windows.Automation.InvokePattern)element.GetCurrentPattern(pat);
                    click.Invoke();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

if you want click ‘Save As’ replace foreach code with this

System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElementCollection bmc =  element.FindAll(System.Windows.Automation.TreeScope.Children,   System.Windows.Automation.Automation.ControlViewCondition);
System.Windows.Automation.InvokePattern click1 =  (System.Windows.Automation.InvokePattern)bmc[0].GetCurrentPattern(System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern.LookupById(10000));
click1.Invoke();
Thread.Sleep(10000);

System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElementCollection main =  mainWindow.FindAll(System.Windows.Automation.TreeScope.Children
,System.Windows.Automation.Condition.TrueCondition);
foreach (System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement el in main)
{
    if (el.Current.LocalizedControlType == "menu")
    {
        // first array element 'Save', second array element 'Save as', third second array element    'Save and open'
        System.Windows.Automation.InvokePattern clickMenu = (System.Windows.Automation.InvokePattern)
                    el.FindAll(System.Windows.Automation.TreeScope.Children,        System.Windows.Automation.Condition.TrueCondition)  [1].GetCurrentPattern(System.Windows.Automation.AutomationPattern.LookupById(10000));
                       clickMenu.Invoke();
        //add ControlSaveDialog(mainWindow, filename) here if needed
        break;

    }
}

Edit:
Also if you need to automate the save as dialog specifying a path and clicking save you can do it by adding this code just before break;

private static void ControlSaveDialog(System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement mainWindow, string path)
{
    //obtain the save as dialog
    var saveAsDialog = mainWindow
                        .FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants,
                                   new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, "Save As"));
    //get the file name box
    var saveAsText = saveAsDialog
            .FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants,
                       new AndCondition(
                           new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, "File name:"),
                           new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Edit)))
            .GetCurrentPattern(ValuePattern.Pattern) as ValuePattern;
    //fill the filename box 
    saveAsText.SetValue(path);

    Thread.Sleep(1000);
    //find the save button
    var saveButton =
            saveAsDialog.FindFirst(TreeScope.Descendants,
            new AndCondition(
                new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, "Save"),
                new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Button)));
    //invoke the button
    var pattern = saveButton.GetCurrentPattern(InvokePattern.Pattern) as InvokePattern;
    pattern.Invoke();
}