Download PDF from Webpage

TtheSkyscraper

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Hi,

I work for a Title Insurance company and I'm trying to download a PDF file from Maricopa County Recorder using VBA. The code I'm using works once the link has been opened, but it doesn't work for new files. For example, here's a link to a random DOT and the PDF link is the number of pages (19). When I initially click the link it goes to http://recorder.maricopa.gov/recdocdata/unofficialpdfdocs.aspx?rec="DOCNUMBER"&pg=1&cls=RecorderDocuments&suf= and then to a http://156.42.40.50/UnOfficialDocs2/pdf/ with the document. Is there a way to get VBA to run this sequence of events? Any help would be greatly appreciated and change lives for the better. Thank you. Current code:

Code:
Sub DownloadFiles()
                    
    '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    'The macro loops through all the URLs (column C) and downloads the files at the specified folder.
    'The characters after the last "/" of the URL string are used to create the file path.
    'If the file is downloaded successfully an OK will appear in column D (otherwise an ERROR value).
    'The code is based on API function URLDownloadToFile, which actually does all the work.
            
    'Written By:    Christos Samaras
    'Date:          02/11/2013
    'Last Update:   06/06/2015
    'E-mail:        xristos.samaras@gmail.com
    'Site:          http://www.myengineeringworld.net
    '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    'Declaring the necessary variables.
    Dim sh                  As Worksheet
    Dim DownloadFolder      As String
    Dim LastRow             As Long
    Dim SpecialChar()       As String
    Dim SpecialCharFound    As Double
    Dim FilePath            As String
    Dim i                   As Long
    Dim j                   As Integer
    Dim Result              As Long
    Dim CountErrors         As Long
    
    'Disable screen flickering.
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
    'Set the worksheet object to the desired sheet.
    Set sh = Sheets("Main")
    
    'An array with special characters that cannot be used for naming a file.
    SpecialChar() = Split("\ / : * ? " & Chr$(34) & " < > |", " ")
    
    'Find the last row.
     With sh
        .Activate
        LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row
    End With
    
    'Check if the download folder exists.
    DownloadFolder = sh.Range("B4")
    On Error Resume Next
    If Dir(DownloadFolder, vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then
        MsgBox "The folder's path is incorrect!", vbCritical, "Folder's Path Error"
        sh.Range("B4").Select
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
               
    'Check if there is at least one URL.
    If LastRow < 8 Then
        MsgBox "You did't enter a single URL!", vbCritical, "No URL Error"
        sh.Range("C8").Select
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    'Clear the results column.
    sh.Range("D8:D" & LastRow).ClearContents
    
    'Add the backslash if doesn't exist.
    If Right(DownloadFolder, 1) <> "\" Then
        DownloadFolder = DownloadFolder & "\"
    End If
    
    'Counting the number of files that will not be downloaded.
    CountErrors = 0
    
    'Save the internet files at the specified folder of your hard disk.
    On Error Resume Next
    For i = 8 To LastRow
        
        'Find the characters after the last "/" of the URL.
        With WorksheetFunction
            FilePath = Mid(sh.Cells(i, 3), .Find("*", .Substitute(sh.Cells(i, 3), "/", "*", Len(sh.Cells(i, 3)) - _
                        Len(.Substitute(sh.Cells(i, 3), "/", "")))) + 1, Len(sh.Cells(i, 3)))
        End With
        
        'Check if the file path contains a special/illegal character.
        For j = LBound(SpecialChar) To UBound(SpecialChar)
            SpecialCharFound = InStr(1, FilePath, SpecialChar(j), vbTextCompare)
            'If an illegal character is found substitute it with a "-" character.
            If SpecialCharFound > 0 Then
                FilePath = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(FilePath, SpecialChar(j), "-")
            End If
        Next j
        
        'Create the final file path.
        FilePath = DownloadFolder & FilePath
        
        'Check if the file path exceeds the maximum allowable characters.
        If Len(FilePath) > 255 Then
            sh.Cells(i, 4) = "ERROR"
            CountErrors = CountErrors + 1
        End If
        
        'If the file path is valid, save the file into the selected folder.
        If UCase(sh.Cells(i, 4)) <> "ERROR" Then
        
            'Try to download and save the file.
            Result = URLDownloadToFile(0, sh.Cells(i, 3), FilePath, 0, 0)
            
            'Check if the file downloaded successfully and exists.
            If Result = 0 And Not Dir(FilePath, vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then
                'Success!
                sh.Cells(i, 4) = "OK"
            Else
                'Error!
                sh.Cells(i, 4) = "ERROR"
                CountErrors = CountErrors + 1
            End If
            
        End If
        
    Next i
    On Error GoTo 0
    
    'Enable the screen.
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    
    'Inform the user that macro finished successfully or with errors.
    If CountErrors = 0 Then
        'Success!
        If LastRow - 7 = 1 Then
            MsgBox "The file was successfully downloaded!", vbInformation, "Done"
        Else
            MsgBox LastRow - 7 & " files were successfully downloaded!", vbInformation, "Done"
        End If
    Else
        'Error!
        If CountErrors = 1 Then
            MsgBox "There was an error with one of the files!", vbCritical, "Error"
        Else
            MsgBox "There was an error with " & CountErrors & " files!", vbCritical, "Error"
        End If
    End If
    
End Sub
 

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