Use iframe to initiate file download

[jef]

I have a page (I call FileDownload" that intitiates a download of the
filename passed to it. I called it from another page via javascript:
window.open("FileDownload?file=blahblh");

it works fine but opens a blank browser window when it pops up the
download dialog (my target browser is IE).... someone suggested I use
an Iframe on the calling page so the blank browser window doesn't
appear. So i created a hidden frame on the page, but can't figure out
how to make it work..
I've tried both:

Iframe.src="FileDownload?file=blhablahb";
and
Iframe.location.href="FileDownload?file=blahb";

neither work...

I've tried to load other pages and that doesn't work eiither... so I
dont' think it has anything to do with the FileDownload page.

any help is appreciated.

 

[RobB]

I have a page (I call FileDownload" that intitiates a download of the
filename passed to it. I called it from another page via javascript:
window.open("FileDownload?file=blahblh");

it works fine but opens a blank browser window when it pops up the
download dialog (my target browser is IE).... someone suggested I use
an Iframe on the calling page so the blank browser window doesn't
appear. So i created a hidden frame on the page, but can't figure out
how to make it work..
I've tried both:

Iframe.src="FileDownload?file=blhablahb";
and
Iframe.location.href="FileDownload?file=blahb";

neither work...

I've tried to load other pages and that doesn't work eiither... so I
dont' think it has anything to do with the FileDownload page.

any help is appreciated.

window.open("FileDownload?file=blahblh", "dummyfrm");
.......
<iframe name="dummyfrm"></iframe>

 

[jef]

Thanks for the reply.. but that didn't work..

.... I'm sure people do this all the time... I just need to know how to
set the URL of the conents of the IFRAME via javascript...

anyone?

 

[RobB]

Thanks for the reply.. but that didn't work..

... I'm sure people do this all the time... I just need to know how to
set the URL of the conents of the IFRAME via javascript...

anyone?

Hi jef.

'that didn't work' isn't going to help much. Calling window.open(*url*,
*frame_name*) ~is~ one of the things people 'do..all the time' to set a
frame's url. Could we see what you're doing, exactly?

This is what I mean:

<quote>
Iframe.src="FileDownload?file=­blhablahb";
</quote>

What does 'Iframe' mean in that statement? Nobody reading that would
have any idea - and that might be the problem. Please be specific.

 

[John]

Thanks for the reply.. but that didn't work..

... I'm sure people do this all the time... I just need to know how to
set the URL of the conents of the IFRAME via javascript...

anyone?

document.getElementById('someID').src='FileDownload?file=blhablahb';

<iframe id="someID" ... >