How to download a file when load?

Question

I used below code for the create and download the file. But below the code only work when click the link. so how to download the file by default load. without click.

     <script>

array=[{a:'1',b:'2'},{x:'3',y:'4'}];

function dl(array,filename){
var b=document.createElement('a');
b.download=filename;
b.textContent=filename;
b.href='data:application/json;base64,'+window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(array))))
return b
}

document.body.appendChild(dl(array,'my.json'));


        </script>

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/156686/how-to-start-automatic-download-of-a-file-in-internet-explorer — Avinash Babu, Dec 10 '14 at 16:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 10 '14 at 16:07

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If I understand your question properly the solution would be to replace b.href with window.location your content will automatically load in the current tab.

answered Dec 10 '14 at 16:07

Sainath Motlakunta

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document.body.appendChild(dl()); this code is needed? kindly delete unwanted code form my question please – Maninblack Dec 10 '14 at 16:08
please help. the file not download when use window.herf – Maninblack Dec 10 '14 at 16:56
@Maninblack it is not window.href it is window.location – Sainath Motlakunta Dec 11 '14 at 07:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '15 at 12:24

Please try the below code.

var zip = new JSZip();
zip.file("Hello.txt", "Hello World\n");
var img = zip.folder("images");
img.file("smile.gif", imgData, {base64: true});
var content = zip.generate({type:"blob"});
// see FileSaver.js
saveAs(content, "example.zip");

How to download a file when load?

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