[jQuery] jQuery.post returning binary content
I current add a form to the page, which is then submitted and returns
binary content (e.g. a PDF or Word/RTF Document) that causes a prompt
for them to open/download the file:
var form = $(document.createElement("form")).attr(
{
"method": "post",
"action": "getdocument.ashx"
}).html("<input type='hidden' name='RecordID' value='1'>");
$("body").append(form);
form[0].submit();
The getdocument.ashx returns the following headers to cause the
download dialog to appear:
"content-type" = "application/rtf"
"content-disposition" = "attachment; filename=Record1.rtf"
Is there a way to use jQuery.post instead, I have tried the following,
to no avail (I can see the response in Firebug, so the file is
downloaded, but the user can't download it):
$.post("getdocument.ashx", { "RecordID": "1" } );
Thanks,
--Sam