Invoke download through javascript

[RJ]

Is their any way by which download dialog can be invoked via
javascript. All i have is url of the file to be downloaded.......

 

[Joe Nine]

Is their any way by which download dialog can be invoked via
javascript. All i have is url of the file to be downloaded.......

I think that one's covered in the FAQ: http://jibbering.com/faq/

 

[RJ]

I think that one's covered in the FAQ:http://jibbering.com/faq/

No ..i didn't find the solution there

 

[Evertjan.]

RJ wrote on 03 mei 2010 in comp.lang.javascript:

No ..i didn't find the solution there

[Usually there is no "the" solution.]

Then the problem seems to be in your Q.
What do you mean by "invoking" and "dialog" here?
Just "having" an URL is not covering that.

What javascript code have you tried sofar?

 

[Joe Nine]

No ..i didn't find the solution there

10.11 http://jibbering.com/faq/#fileDownload

 

[RJ]

10.11http://jibbering.com/faq/#fileDownload

well i tried following options :

location.href= url (works in some case but most of the times it opens in a browser)
window.open(url,'Download') (popup blocker issue)..

I guess der isn't any way through javascript....i will have to go for
server side..

Thanks all

 

[Evertjan.]

RJ wrote on 03 mei 2010 in comp.lang.javascript:

I guess der isn't any way through javascript....i will have to go for
server side..

Incorrect.

Javascript is not a pseudonym of clientside.

 

[Michael Haufe (\TNO\)]

Is their any way by which download dialog can be invoked via
javascript. All i have is url of the file to be downloaded.......

See the discussion in progress here:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.../f16a5035fcf9c322?show_docid=f16a5035fcf9c322

The short answer is "yes", the long answer is "kinda"

 

[Bwig Zomberi]

Is their any way by which download dialog can be invoked via
javascript. All i have is url of the file to be downloaded.......

Set location.href with the URL of the download file. If the URL is that
of say a zip file, then the dialog will be displayed. If it is something
that will be displayed inside the browser, then you need to use
server-side code to invoke the dialog.