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ammarkhan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 PointsHow to make a file download from a url?
I am trying to download a file from a url but I cannot find how to do. Following is my code
<button onClick="fileDownload()">Download File</button>
fileDownload(){
let downloadableLink = 'www.abc.com/1235';
}
What to do next? the url returns a PDF file but how do I initiate the download?
2 Answers
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointscheck this out:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#Attributes
use an anchor tag like you would with a regular link, with the download attribute
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsput the button inside the anchor. for example, look at the email button in the code area here:
ammarkhan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Pointsammarkhan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Pointsyea that would work but I need a way to download it with button, that is where my brain start hurting and become numb.