jQuery trigger call to URL on click event

Question

I'm trying to to trigger pregenerated URL to export CSV as follow:

// call API for CSV export
$( ".buttons-csv" ).click(function(e) {

    var csvURL = csvAPI(dlog);
    $.get( csvURL, function( data ) {
        alert( "Export was performed." );
    });
});

problem is that will not call created csvURL URL to download a file.

I have tried to get it done via

window.location.href = csvURL

but that wasn't work either.

@DontVoteMeDown It generated in csvAPI and looks like http://domain/logs?startdate=2019-05-30&enddate=2019-05-30&filter=string&filter_status=test&_format=csv — JackTheKnife
– JackTheKnife, Commented May 30, 2019 at 20:21

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-30 20:25:48Z

4

Downloads don't occur when you use AJAX, only when the browser opens the URL normally in a window. Use window.open() to open a new window that performs the download, while not replacing the current window.

$( ".buttons-csv" ).click(function(e) {

    var csvURL = csvAPI(dlog);
    window.open(csvURL);
});

answered May 30, 2019 at 20:25

Barmar

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