Save page as HTML dialog

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Is possible to show the "Save page as" dialog via Javascript?

I think that there must be such a browser function, at least for Chrome/Chromium.

If not, what are the alternatives?

When I say "Save page as" dialog I mean how to make the following window appear via Javascript (when pressing a button, for example).

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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Via JavaScript Strictly, No.

But here are two alternatives, 1 client side and 1 server side.

Force Download via HTM5 link.

Now the HTML5 spec defines a very useful download attribute on hyperlinks that basically allows to force download behavior on client-side, regardless of what comes in Content-Type and Content-Disposition from the server.

Fiddled Here: http://jsfiddle.net/qmwxt/

<a href="URL" download> Download your Question</a>

Read more here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15970140/144665

Set Content-Disposition in the header.

Or if you have server side control set Content-Disposition in the header which forces the save dialog.

Read more here: How to encode the filename parameter of Content-Disposition header in HTTP?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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answered Oct 21 '13 at 18:34

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The HTML5 solution sounds good. I will try it. – Ionică Bizău Oct 21 '13 at 18:38
@Johnツ I thought it would fit your situation best. – iambriansreed Oct 21 '13 at 18:39
@Johnツ So thats a new one for me so I had to see if it worked. And it does: http://jsfiddle.net/qmwxt/ Awesome! – iambriansreed Oct 21 '13 at 18:44
That's really great. Can't understand why your answer is downvoted.. – Ionică Bizău Oct 21 '13 at 18:45
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@Johnツ Revenge. Please up vote and accept accordingly. – iambriansreed Oct 21 '13 at 18:47
I will accept and vote it in tomorrow, after testing. :-) Thanks! – Ionică Bizău Oct 21 '13 at 18:48
But it doesn't address the problem of opening the dialog. Indeed to achieve exactly what he asked initially, the best alternative would be combine what I proposed below with this approach. – Saul Berardo Oct 21 '13 at 18:56
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@SaulBerardo No dialog generated by JavaScript can direct a place on your hard drive to save a file in. – iambriansreed Oct 21 '13 at 19:10
Oh, you're right. Now I got it. – Saul Berardo Oct 21 '13 at 19:25

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