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Currently I have a string that I want to save as a text file to the machine running my webpage. How do I open a Save As Dialog so the user can identify which directory the file should be saved to?

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    What do you mean, you have a string? Is it in any input element? – KayD Oct 14 '20 at 22:06
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    @KayD I call data from my webpage and store it in a string. I then want to save that string into a text file. I want the user to use the Save As Dialog so that they can specify where the file should be saved to. –  Oct 14 '20 at 22:09
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    seems possible answered here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3665115/how-to-create-a-file-in-memory-for-user-to-download-but-not-through-server – KayD Oct 14 '20 at 22:12
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    I don't think this is possible. A user may upload their own files or specify upload paths from their own system, but browser Javascript isn't allowed to manipulate a user's file system. That'd be a security issue! – Hello World Oct 14 '20 at 22:14
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    So is the only way for a user to download a file to their download directory? –  Oct 14 '20 at 22:21
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    yes default directory is only solution. detail explanation can be found [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42968742/save-as-dialog-box-when-downloading-a-file-on-web-browser) – sandeep joshi Oct 15 '20 at 04:36

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