Creating a file download link in html

Let's take a look at an example:. This feature is not supported by all browsers cough cough IE. So if there is a specific browser you're targeting, make sure you check compatibility before using this attribute. Can I Use: Download attribute. Question: What would be use case for this? Isn't it logical to name your file how you want it to be downloaded?

My response: Yes, that would be ideal. But sometimes you might have a custom file naming convention you need to follow which might not makes sense for the user. Neat tip! Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Eric Reed 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 18 18 bronze badges. Felix G. NongthonbamTonthoi cant you use javascript to dynamically assign the href to the a tag — akshay kishore.

This isn't necessarily going to work, as it is limited to same-origin URLs. This is not working for me, I have a. However, tried to do this myself, to verify, but this ain't working. It will just bring me to the source code, which I don't want viewed. Show 2 more comments. Paolo Pekka Pekka k gold badges silver badges bronze badges.

Did you even test it? Dudeson please specify what "won't work" and which version s of IE you are talking about. It should get the accept mark. Sergiu the answer is seven years old. I can't delete it, and the asker hasn't responded to my request to switch the accept mark Show 9 more comments.

Myobis Myobis 1, 14 14 silver badges 27 27 bronze badges. But that requires a server side implementation, correct? Lombas yes, only the server can set the http response headers. Is this the full answer? You also need to send a Content Type header and read the file to force the download. May want to and that to your answer. Full answer here: stackoverflow. Oded Oded k 95 95 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Delan Azabani Delan Azabani Thank you.

That will make all files of that type download only. If you want to report an error, or if you want to make a suggestion, do not hesitate to send us an e-mail:.

Example Specify a value for the download attribute, which will be the new filename of the downloaded file "w3logo. Report Error. Your message has been sent to W3Schools.

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