HTTP Response CSV not downloading

Question

So in my JAVA controller I have:

    response.setContentType("text/csv");
    response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;   filename=\"export.csv\"");

    try {
        OutputStream outputStream = response.getOutputStream();
        String outputResult = "xxxx, yyyy, zzzz, aaaa, bbbb, ccccc, dddd, eeee, ffff, gggg\n";
        outputStream.write(outputResult.getBytes());
        outputStream.flush();
        outputStream.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println(e.toString());
    }

Here is the inspect element network tab:

Under the response tab I see the csv text just like it should display.

Please explain the wanted behavior – omerts Jun 20 '16 at 17:05 — omerts, Jun 20 '16 at 17:05
@omerts Should pop up the save dialog box and save the csv – Dylan Jun 20 '16 at 18:38 — Dylan, Jun 20 '16 at 18:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '16 at 18:34

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It seems you're trying to use Content-Disposition with content requested using XMLHttpRequest. That doesn't work.

answered Jun 20 '16 at 18:34

Julian Reschke

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So what should be done instead? – Dylan Jun 20 '16 at 18:38
I don't believe there's anything that would affect the behavior of a request sent through XmlHttpRequest. – Julian Reschke Jun 20 '16 at 19:46

HTTP Response CSV not downloading

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