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Export to CSV Button does not work on Internet Explorer

Hi all,

I have on a number of pages within a web app, code to generate a CSV file and download it via the browser.
This has been working fine, but now it seems to have stopped working in Internet Explorer!

$('#csv_log_export').click(function ()
{
    PopulateCsv();
    var downloadLink = document.createElement("a");
    downloadLink.href = AppViewModel.page_model.csv_data();
    downloadLink.download = AppViewModel.page_model.csv_file_name();
    document.body.appendChild(downloadLink);
    downloadLink.click();
    document.body.removeChild(downloadLink);
});

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Any ideas what has changed?

Many thanks,

James

Rikin Shah

Hi,

This will not work on IE. You must use any server side code.

You can check with this example. -
Downloadify- http://davidwalsh.name/downloadify

However, you will require flash for this. You need to be careful in case you are designing the page for any tablet. Just check if the tablet supports flash.

Member_2_99151

ASKER

Thanks for the input.
Unfortunately Flash is not an option due to the targeted platforms.
Are there any other options?

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Rainer Jeschor

Hi,
what kind of Javscript framework are you using?
Can you confirm that the code was run successful prior to a specific date?
Have you tested the functionality in other browsers like Firefox and Chrome?

As it seems that the CSV generation runs only on the client side, perhaps some sort of security update in IE which blocks this type of link generation / execution.

It might also help if you can show the function

PopulateCsv()

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as well as what is behind

AppViewModel.page_model.csv_data()

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and

AppViewModel.page_model.csv_file_name()

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Thanks
Rainer

Member_2_99151

ASKER

Makes a lot of sense to move in this direction for this....
Only a matter of time until the other browsers move in this direction.
Thanks