How can I force the Save as Dialog be opened in IE10, 11?

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Gentlemen, here is a quite interesting issue, take a look at:

UrlFileOnTheServer.click();
window.location.reload(true);

The sequence of actions is clear: at first I request a Save as Dialog and then the page is reloaded but the result depends on the browser I use.

It works properly well in Chrome, FF, Opera - Save as dialog is opened and the page is reloaded LIKE A BACKGROUND stuff. But IE 10,11 does not perform like I wish: the save as dialog does not appear at all. What is the trick?
Appreciated!

Posted 11-Jun-15 5:22am

Dzianis Igaravich Leanenka

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Jun-15 11:40am

The trick is: the user knows better when doing "Save As" and does not like dirty tricks.
—SA

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2015-06-11T06:50:00

Solution 1

Get the server to send the Content-disposition: attachment header:
How To Raise a "File Download" Dialog Box for a Known MIME Type[^]

... as I told you last week[^]! :doh:

Posted 11-Jun-15 6:50am

Richard Deeming

Updated 11-Jun-15 6:52am

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Dzianis Igaravich Leanenka 12-Jun-15 7:49am

Thanks, but you are wrong!

Richard Deeming 12-Jun-15 7:50am

No, I'm not. I've used this solution numerous times, and it always works.

Dzianis Igaravich Leanenka 12-Jun-15 7:52am

you solve what is not needed actually) But thanks

Richard Deeming 12-Jun-15 7:54am

Well, I solved the question that you asked.

Sorry, my psychic powers don't stretch to reading your mind to work out what you actually meant to ask, instead of what you wrote! :)

Dzianis Igaravich Leanenka · Answer 2 · 2015-06-12T01:51:00

Solution 2

Please, read the task a bit attentively! And I will tell you the issue in detail. The trick is not in the "download" attribute, the trick is that the window is reloaded in IE before Save as dialog is opened. And Save As dialog is opened before the reloading in all the rest browsers...

Posted 12-Jun-15 1:51am

Dzianis Igaravich Leanenka