Save image to desktop from iframe tag

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I am using iframe tag to display image. Also there is a Save Image Button on page. I want that when user click the button, then the image inside iframe should save on desktop.
Remember i want only image to be saved on desktop not the whole page.
How to do this...plz help

eg:

HTML

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head  runat="server">
    <title></title>
    <script type="text/JavaScript">
        var now = false;
        function saveIt() {
            if (now) { document.execCommand("SaveAs"); }
        }
</script>
</head>
<body  önload="now=true">
    <form id="form1"  runat="server">
            
    <pre lang="xml"><asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" OnClientClick="saveIt();" Text="Save" />
    <br />

    <iframe src="Images/findr.png" width="400px" height="400px" id="external" name="external"></iframe>
   
    </form>
</body>
</html>

[edit]Unnecessary code block removed[/edit]

[Update removed from answer]

XML

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function saveIt() {
imgURL = document.getElementById('external');
if (typeof imgURL == 'object')
imgURL = imgURL.src;
window.win = open(imgURL);
setTimeout('win.resizeTo(0, 0);', 100);
setTimeout('win.moveTo(0, 0);', 200);
setTimeout('win.document.execCommand("SaveAs")', 500);
setTimeout('win.close()', 1000);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">

    <input type="button" id="Button1" runat="server" onclick="saveIt();" value="Save" />

    <iframe src="Images/orderedList3.png" width="400px" height="400px">
id="external" name="external">
    </iframe>

</form>
</body>
</html>

try on IE.

Posted 27-Feb-14 23:20pm

Raj Negi

Updated 2-Mar-14 18:17pm

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

v7

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Nelek 28-Feb-14 5:29am

What have you tried?[^]
How to ask a question?[^]

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 28-Feb-14 5:30am

What is the issue?

Raj Negi 2-Mar-14 13:45pm

i added the sample code...plz review

JoCodes 28-Feb-14 7:36am

you need to post the Code you tried with the Question so that it would be easy for others to help you as well.

Raj Negi 2-Mar-14 13:44pm

ok sure

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