Download file direct to specific location using javascript

Question

I am using jsPDF to generate PDF file. What I want to do is when I click save button to save the file to specific location, for example in Desktop.

So far my code does this:

var doc = new jsPDF();
doc.addImage(imgData, 'JPEG', 0, 0, 210, 40);
doc.save('test.pdf');

The .save function just gives us the opportunity to download the file, but what I want is to save the file to specific location, for example C:\Users\username\Desktop.

Thank you.

Possible duplicate of [Save files into selected directory (javascript)](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20888867/save-files-into-selected-directory-javascript) (tl;dr: you can't.) — JJJ, Apr 10 '16 at 15:57
_" but what I want is to save the file to specific location, for example `C:\Users\username\Desktop`"_ Select `C:\Users\username\Desktop` at `Save File` dialog? — guest271314, Apr 10 '16 at 16:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '16 at 16:09

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You can't do that: JavaScript has no access to filesystem.

answered Apr 10 '16 at 16:09

Marco Bonelli

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what about saving the file in cloud storage, for example in Azure cloud storage any possibility? – user3116539 Apr 10 '16 at 16:52
That's really another kind of thing, you would need to use the API (if there's one) to access the cloud storage of the user. – Marco Bonelli Apr 10 '16 at 16:54

Download file direct to specific location using javascript

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