Angularjs - make synchroneous call

Question

I am downloading a text file from server.
I want to execute the next command once the file has been downloaded.

I am doing this :

 window.open(location.pathname+'api/generateFile','_blank');
 $scope.searchBls();

Is there a way to make sure that $scope.searchBls() is called only once window.open has finished?

Thanks

possible duplicate of [Waiting for child window loading to complete](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1372022/waiting-for-child-window-loading-to-complete) — Hacketo, Aug 17 '15 at 09:43
Subtle difference: _"I want to execute the next command once the file has been downloaded."_ — sdgluck, Aug 17 '15 at 09:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 17 '15 at 09:42

1

Bind to the window.onload event

var win = window.open(location.pathname+'api/generateFile','_blank');
win.onload = function() {
    $scope.searchBls();
};

answered Aug 17 '15 at 09:42

Dal Hundal

win = window.open opens a new tab and asks me to save the file but $scope.searchBls() is not called. – user1260928 Aug 17 '15 at 12:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 17 '15 at 09:42

0

Quite simple: window.open

var win = window.open(location.pathname+'api/generateFile','_blank');
win.onload = $scope.searchBls;

You might want to handle the case where the popup has been blocked. In that case win will be undefined

answered Aug 17 '15 at 09:42

Chris Charles

2 Answers2