I have a JSON array of objects that is a result of a function in nodejs. I use json2xls to convert that to an excel file, and it downloads to the server (not in a public folder, and is formatted correctly in Excel).
I would like to send a response to the frontend with the json results (to display as a preview) and show a button they can click to download the xlsx file OR display the JSON results and automatically download the file.
But I can't get it, and I've tried so many things I'm going crazy.
My controller code (the part that creates the xls file):
var xls = json2xls(results,{});
var today = (new Date()).toDateString('yyyy-mm-dd');
var str = today.replace(/\s/g, '');
var fileName = "RumbleExport_"+ str +".xlsx";
var file = fs.writeFileSync(fileName,xls,'binary');
res.download('/home/ubuntu/workspace/'+file);
The frontend controller:
vm.exportData = function(day, event, division) {
console.log('Export registrations button pressed.', vm.export);
//send the search parameters to the backend to run checks
$http.post('/api/exportData', vm.export).then(function(response){
vm.results = response.data;
console.log("Results",response);
vm.exportMessage = "Found " + vm.results.length + " registrations.";
})
.catch(function(error){
vm.exportError = error.data;
});
};
The view:
//display a button to download the export file
<a target="_self" file="{{vm.results}}" download="{{vm.results}}">Download Export File</a>
Someone please put me out of my misery. All the classes I've taken and none have covered this.
I FINALLY got it! And since I searched forever trying to make something work, I'll share the answer:
On the backend:
//save the file to the public/exports folder
var file = fs.writeFileSync('./public/exports/'+fileName,xls,'binary');
//send the results to the frontend
res.json(200).json({results:results, fileName: fileName});
On the frontend, use HTML to download a link to the file:
<a href="exports/{{fileName}}" download>Save File</a>
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I have ASP.NET Core MVC back-end api. One controller returns File from server. Is there a way to make request to api route by [href] attribute of <a> tag? Looks like it tries to call React route but not make a request to server.
Also I made AJAX call to that controller and got back file as a string (screenshot is attached). Why is it a string, shouldn.t it be a byte array? How to build back file from that string? (it's a .pdf file). I have an empty PDF if use JavaScript new File([], 'name', {options}).
ASP.NET Core controller returns PDF this way:
return PhysicalFile(Path.GetFullPath(relativePath), "application/pdf", reportName);
In React I receive it as a string this way:
let stringPDFBinary = await ReportService.getReport(id, reportFileName)
I just need to download file from api by any way.
So, the answer is here: PDF is blank when downloading using javascript
The same problem. Let it be one more topic, easier to find for others. The AJAX response is encoded string. In request config set 'responseType = 'arraybuffer'' somehow and receiving pdf will not be blank. Solved.
I Just copied and pasted from the code source. The problem seems to be the same that i had:
Asp net controller:
[HttpGet]
[Route("File")]
[AllowAnonymous]
public IActionResult GetFile(string key)
{
var file = (FileCacheValue)_fileCache.Cache[key.Replace(" ", "+")];
if (file == null)
return NotFound();
Response.Headers["content-disposition"] = $"inline;filename={file.Name}.pdf";
return File(file.Data, "application/pdf");
}
In this case comes from a cache system. The data is a byte array.
Front-end React:
const onClick = () =>
{
window.open(pdfByteArray, '_blank', 'fullscreen=yes');
}
Exactly what i have. I just put the data on a new window and open the pdf.
The Ajax part is straight forward, get the value from the response and set it on a variable
I have a PDF file stored in a directory within the application (assets/pdf/fileName.pdf). I need to display it on a new tab on a button click from a dialog.
Here is what I have, after looking at various answers:
In *.component.ts:
openPDF() {
this.myService.fetchPDF().subscribe(
res => {
let file = new window.Blob([res], {type: 'application/pdf'});
let fileURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(file);
window.open(fileURL, '_blank');
}
);
}
In *.service.ts:
fetchPDF(): any {
const path = 'assets/pdf/fileName.pdf';
return this.httpClient.get(PathResolver.resolveStatic(path),{responseType : 'blob'});
}
I already tried using responseType : 'arraybuffer', but it didn't work out either.
Here are the threads I have looked at:
How to Display blob (.pdf) in an AngularJS app
Angular 2 download PDF from API and Display it in View
PDF Blob - Pop up window not showing content
Failed to load PDF document - Angular JS - BLOB
I am not sure why are you using httpClient. The outcome that you want could be simply achieved by the following code
In *.service.ts:
fetchPDF(): any {
const path = 'assets/pdf/fileName.pdf'
return path;
}
In *.component.ts:
openPDF() {
window.open(this.myService.fetchPDF(), '_blank');
}
You will either need to use the html embed tag (most likely also using a safe pipe), a PDF viewer (like Google PDF Viewer) or you can open the PDF in a new tab (this is the more common approach I see). It depends on your preference.
Succesfully i have made to Upload files into firebase storage, but now i want to display all files in table and to have option to download each file.I've read the documentation in firebase but it won't work.When i click the button which function is to get all files and the i want to visualize them in table which users can see:
Show file function:
showFileUrl(){
storageRef.child('UploadedFiles/').listAll().then(function(res) {
res.items.forEach(function(folderRef) {
console.log("folderRef",folderRef.toString());
var blob = null;
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("GET", "downloadURL");
xhr.responseType = "blob";
xhr.onload = function()
{
blob = xhr.response;//xhr.response is now a blob object
console.log(blob);
}
xhr.send();
});
}).catch(function(error) {
});
}
This is log of the network which i found when debugging.What i need to do to get all data and visualize it in table and to hava a download button and when is pressed to download the file
Network log:
Storage in firebase:
Blob object of the files:
Your code gets a list of all the files, but it doesn't actually to anything to read the data for each file.
When using the Web client SDK, the only way to get the data for a file is through a download URL as shown here. So you'll need to:
Loop through all the files you get back from listAll() (you're already doing this).
Call `getDownloadURL as shown here, to get a download URL for each file.
Then use another library/function (such as fetch()/XMLHTTPRequest) to read the data for each file.
Alternatively, if your files are images, you can stuff the download URL in an img tag as the preview.
I've been trying to figure out why part of my Google App script doesn't work, but I've failed to come up with an answer.
The script is downloading an attachment, CSV, from an email in Gmail and stores in with a specific name in a specific folder - this works perfectly fine.
But then I want to edit the CSV, and this is where I run into problems.
var newFolderIterator = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(destinationFolderName)
var newFolderId, myFileName, myFileId
while(newFolderIterator.hasNext()) {
newFolderId = newFolderIterator.next().getId()
var newFileList = DriveApp.getFolderById(newFolderId).getFiles()
while(newFileList.hasNext()) {
myFileName = newFileList.next()
myFileId = myFileName.getId()
var myFileURL = myFileName.getUrl()
Logger.log(myFileName.getId() + " " + myFileName.getName()) //Logs the ID and Name
Logger.log(myFileURL) //Logs the URL
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById(myFileName.getId()) //Error, cannot find the ID (error message: perhaps it's missing?)
}
}
I've tried using the openByURL as well, with the same error message.
Probably really easy to fix, any hints and tips is appreciated.
Thanks
The problem here is you are uploading a CSV but attempting to open it with SpreadsheetApp. SpreadsheetApp can only open Google Sheets documents, and your CSV is not automatically converted.
The CSV must first be converted to a Google Sheets document before you can access it with SpreadsheetApp.
You may be able to do this on upload, but I haven't tried this personally. This question looks relevant:
How to automatically import data from uploaded CSV or XLS file into Google Sheets
I am using Angular js to show loading screen. It works for all the REST services call except REST service to download the file. I understand why it is not working because for download I am not making any service call using $resource; instead of that I am using normal approach to download the file therefore Angular js code doesn't have any control on start/finish the service request. I tried to use $resource to hit this REST service however I am getting the data from this service and in this case loading screen was working fine however not sure how to use this data to display to user to download in angular way. Following are required details. Please help.
Approach 1 using iframe approach:
/*Download file */
scope.downloadFile = function (fileId) {
//Show loading screen. (Somehow it is not working)
scope.loadingProjectFiles=true;
var fileDownloadURL = "/api/files/" + fileId + "/download";
downloadURL(fileDownloadURL);
//Hide loading screen
scope.loadingProjectFiles=false;
};
var $idown; // Keep it outside of the function, so it's initialized once.
var downloadURL = function (url) {
if ($idown) {
$idown.attr('src', url);
} else {
$idown = $('<iframe>', { id: 'idown', src: url }).hide().appendTo('body');
}
};
Approach 2 using $resource (Not sure how to display data on screen to download)
/*Download file */
scope.downloadFile = function (fileId) {
//Show loading screen (Here loading screen works).
scope.loadingProjectFiles=true;
//File download object
var fileDownloadObj = new DownloadFile();
//Make server call to create new File
fileDownloadObj.$get({ fileid: fileid }, function (response) {
//Q? How to use the response data to display on UI as download popup
//Hide loading screen
scope.loadingProjectFiles=false;
});
};
This is the correct pattern with the $resource service:
scope.downloadFile = function (fileId) {
//Show loading screen (Here loading screen works).
scope.loadingProjectFiles=true;
var FileResource = $resource('/api/files/:idParam', {idParam:'#id'});
//Make server call to retrieve a file
var yourFile = FileResource.$get({ id: fileId }, function () {
//Now (inside this callback) the response data is loaded inside the yourFile variable
//I know it's an ugly pattern but that's what $resource is about...
DoSomethingWithYourFile(yourFile);
//Hide loading screen
scope.loadingProjectFiles=false;
});
};
I agree with you that this is a weird pattern and is different of other APIs where the downloaded data is assigned to a parameter in a callback function, hence your confusion.
Pay attention to the names and the cases of the parameters, and look that there're two mappings involved here, one between the caller to the $resource object and the object itself, and another between this object and the url that it contructs for downloading the actual data.
Here are some idea's for the second approach, you could present the user with a link after the download has happened:
With a "data url". Probably not a good idea for large files.
With a URL like "filesystem:mydownload.zip" You'd first have to save the file with the filesystem API. You can find some inspiration on html5rocks