Xhtml download file

Examples might be simplified to improve reading and learning. Tutorials, references, and examples are constantly reviewed to avoid errors, but we cannot warrant full correctness of all content. While using W3Schools, you agree to have read and accepted our terms of use , cookie and privacy policy. Copyright by Refsnes Data. All Rights Reserved. If you're open to answers that use JavaScript since you say so or that require changing the DOM structure like the one you've accepted , why not also an anchor styled as a button?

I can't imagine a scenario where the first two would be fine but the anchor as a button would be problematic. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. You can trigger a download with the HTML5 download attribute. That means the page and the file must share the same domain, subdomain, protocol HTTP vs. HTTPS , and port if specified. Exceptions are blob: and data: which always work , and file: which never works.

If it is blank, the browser defaults to the file's name. MultiplyByZer0 4, 3 3 gold badges 28 28 silver badges 46 46 bronze badges. Joe Pigott Joe Pigott 7, 5 5 gold badges 29 29 silver badges 42 42 bronze badges. Browsers that understand download treat it as a download, otherwise it's opened in a new tab. How can this be applied to a button object instead of just an a tag? Actually this only works for urls of the same origin as mentioned in the MDN docs.

This is a huge limitation if we are looking to develop a generic solution — Akshat Gupta. The question is explicitly asking to use a button instead of a link — Quentin. Show 9 more comments. Gray k 22 22 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Cfreak Cfreak In when the answer was originally posted it wasn't supported in any major browser. This doesn't necessarily trigger a download.

It simply causes the browser to navigate to file. Whether that results in file. Show 3 more comments. Ani Menon What if i wanna download a xml file? Thanks for your code. I have tested, it can working in IE, Chrome, Firefox.

If you have a file acceptable by the browser like a PDF it will open in new tab instead to show download dialog. You could use window. Show 1 more comment. Stefanos Chrs Stefanos Chrs 1, 2 2 gold badges 14 14 silver badges 44 44 bronze badges. NicholasKyriakides Kind of reminds me of this gem: image. BryanLarsen You are right, Firefox doesn't allow this without adding the element to body first. Thank you, updating the answer — Stefanos Chrs.

Is there a way that javascript function be triggered once the download finishes? Just trying to show a message once downloads start and remove the message once download completes. Now just download and install the appropriate application. The inability to open and operate the XHTML file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. Below is a list of possible problems.

If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case or have already been eliminated , the XHTML file should operate with your programs without any problem. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.

The click method simulates a mouse-click on an element. This requires a little intermediate knowledge of the JavaScript to work and in this example a Axios library will be used. Skip to content. Change Language. Related Articles. Table of Contents. Save Article. Improve Article.