Fetching JSON data is working fine in Google Chrome but in Internet Explorer 9, the browser shows this instead:
Do you want to open or save the file?
How do I correct this?
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Morten Siebuhr
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possible duplicate of [IE9 prompts user on submission of hidden iFrame](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9230779/ie9-prompts-user-on-submission-of-hidden-iframe) – Marc-André Lafortune May 14 '13 at 18:46
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Does the server set a Content-Type-header? Ex.
Content-Type: application/json
The browser usually knows that application/json (like text/html etc.) isn't for download, but for the browser itself.
If you don't set it, the broser may think it's just a plain text file and offer it as a download to the user.
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Actually, that content-type *is* the problem. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9230779/ie9-prompts-user-on-submission-of-hidden-iframe – Marc-André Lafortune May 14 '13 at 18:46