This is crazy but I don't know how to do this, and because of how common the words are, it's hard to find what I need on search engines. I'm thinking this should be an easy one to answer. Definition and Usage. The download attribute specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink. This attribute is only used if the href attribute is set. How to Add a Download Link. Creating download links on your website is very similar to how you create internal links to other pages on your website. The main difference is that instead of having an HTML extension indicating that the file.
This is crazy but I don't know how to do this, and because of how common the words are, it's hard to find what I need on search engines. I'm thinking this should be an easy one to answer.
I want a simple file download, that would do the same as this:
But I want to use an HTML button, e.g. either of these:
Likewise, is it possible to trigger a simple download via JavaScript?
I'm definitely not looking for a way to create an anchor that looks like a button, use any back-end scripts, or mess with server headers or mime types.
Brett DeWoody19 Answers
GrayYou can trigger a download with the HTML5 download
attribute.
Where:
path_to_file
is a path that resolves to an URL on the same origin. That means the page and the file must share the same domain, subdomain, protocol (HTTP vs. HTTPS), and port (if specified). Exceptions areblob:
anddata:
(which always work), andfile:
(which never works).proposed_file_name
is the filename to save to. If it is blank, the browser defaults to the file's name.
Documentation: MDN, HTML Standard on downloading, HTML Standard on download
, CanIUse
Html Link To Download Xls File
You can do it with 'trick' with invisible iframe. When you set 'src' to it, browser reacts as if you would click a link with the same 'href'. As opposite to solution with form, it enables you to embed additional logic, for example activating download after timeout, when some conditions are met etc.
It is also very silient, there's no blinking new window/tab like when using window.open
.
HTML:
Javascript:
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Documented in Bootstrap 4 docs, and works in Bootstrap 3 as well.
georgeawgI think this is the solution you were looking for
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I hade a case where my Javascript generated a CSV file. Since there is no remote URL to download it I use the following implementation.
You can hide the download link and make the button click it.
If your looking for a vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery) solution and without using the HTML5 attribute you could try this.
This is what finally worked for me since the file to be downloaded was determined when the page is loaded.
JS to update the form's action attribute:
Calling JS to update the form's action attribute:
Form tag with the submit button:
The following did NOT work:
slayernoahslayernoahIf you can't use form, another approach with downloadjs fit nice. Downloadjs use blob and html 5 file API under the hood: https://comnin.netlify.app/windows-7-desktop-gadget-gallery.html.
{downloadjs(url, filename)})/>
*it's jsx/react syntax, but can be used in pure html
Anywhere between your <body>
and </body>
tags, put in a button using the below code:
This is sure to work!
John WeiszAnother way of doing in case you have a complex URL such as file.doc?foo=bar&jon=doe
is to add hidden field inside the form
inspired on @Cfreak answer which is not complete
BellashBellashYou could simply use:
<form action='/file.doc' align='center'> <input type='submit' value='Click Here To Download' /></form>
If you use the <a>
tag, do not forget to use the entire url which leads to the file -- i.e.:
For me ading button instead of anchor text works really well.
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It might not be ok by most rules, but it looks pretty good.
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