[jQuery] Using AJAX to download files
I have a WebHander that returns a binary file (PDF to be precise). How
can I use AJAX to display that file in the browser? Returned content
type is "application/pdf" and it is sent with the header
"Content-disposition:attachment; filename=report.pdf" so it forces a
download.
var checkedItems = [];
$("input[@name=CheckedItem]:checked", mytable).each(
function()
{
checkedItems.push(this.value);
}
);
$.ajax(
{
type: "POST",
url: "report.ashx",
data: "records=" + checkedItems,
success: function(msg)
{
// what goes here?
}
}
);
The only other solution I can think of is to do:
location.href = "report.ashx?records=" + checkedItems
but I would like to avoid that if possible.
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