Not able to track downloaded files in Google Analytics

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<script type="text/javascript">
 function downloadCount(type){
  var ajaxparameter="downloaded="+type;
  var xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  var glurl="logger.jsp";
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
  {
  if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200)
  {
  }
  } 
  xmlhttp.open("POST",glurl,true);
  xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
   xmlhttp.send(ajaxparameter);
 }
</script>

<td>
    <a class="dnld" onclick="function handleDownloadLinks(event) 
     {
       ga('send', 'event', 'Download', 'Click', 'ForwardIC_4.0.war');
     };
                                downloadCount(&quot;ForwardIC_4.0.war&quot;);"

                                              href="https://example.com/pub/infocenter/Forward/Release4.0/ForwardIC_4.0.war">

<img src="images/download.gif" alt="Download" border="0" style="margin-right:3px">Download</a>
 </td>

I am trying to track the file names(which are being downloaded by the user) when they click on link. The page view is being tracked but the download event is not being tracked,i.e. the file name is not being reflected the GA console

Have you implemented event tracking for the file download ? If yes please provide us with the code so we can help you — Igneel64, Apr 04 '17 at 05:55
I have attached the code .Kindly let me know if I need to make any changes. — Sanu Satya, Apr 04 '17 at 05:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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From a quick look I can't detect something wrong but you should carefully follow some patterns described in this post How to call multiple JavaScript functions in onclick event? . That will decouple the Ajax call from the ga download event. Give it a try

Also the " means double quotes("). So it will probably give you an error. Try adding your filename with single quotes (').

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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answered Apr 04 '17 at 06:25

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thanks a lot.I will try to check it on test server . – Sanu Satya Apr 04 '17 at 06:51
Cool, test it and if is ok let me know – Igneel64 Apr 04 '17 at 06:53
I made the changes as you had suggested but still I am not able to register the events .I have updated the code to reflect my changes. – Sanu Satya Apr 06 '17 at 05:48

Not able to track downloaded files in Google Analytics

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