Chrome download csv not working with encode uri component

Asked Oct 18 '19 at 17:42

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I'm trying to export a simple CSV from javascript. I found this solution here which seems pretty straight forward. However, when I try to download it in chrome it doesn't seem to work and merely makes the page re-render?

var test_array = [["name1", 2, 3], ["name2", 4, 5], ["name3", 6, 7], ["name4", 8, 9], ["name5", 10, 11]];
var fname = "IJGResults";

var csvContent = "data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,";
$("#pressme").click(function(){
    test_array.forEach(function(infoArray, index){
        dataString = infoArray.join(",");
        csvContent += dataString+ "\n";
    });

    var encodedUri = encodeURI(csvContent);
    window.open(encodedUri);
});

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Try using the second method on the accepted answer, the one using anchor element. If the data is too big you might need to put it in a blob first like [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/33542499/560593) – Patrick Evans Oct 18 '19 at 17:48
@PatrickEvans tried that as well. no luck. just downloading the tiny bit of data too – user2954587 Oct 18 '19 at 17:52
@PatrickEvans try to fiddle and you'll see – user2954587 Oct 18 '19 at 17:52
What is the `#pressme`? Is it some element that can cause page navigation, like an anchor `` or a form's submit button? If so you need to prevent the default action of that element – Patrick Evans Oct 18 '19 at 18:25
@PatrickEvans it's an input – user2954587 Oct 18 '19 at 19:13

Chrome download csv not working with encode uri component

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