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├── README.md
└── jQuery.download.js


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/README.md:
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1 | :warning: This project is archived and the repository is no longer maintained. 
2 | 
3 | jQuery-File-Download
4 | ====================
5 | 
6 | One issue we have not yet seen addressed is the Ajax’s inability to receive a response in any form but text. Since it is now common for web applications to offer options for exporting your data in desktop app formats — such as .doc or .xls — we wrote a jQuery plugin to facilitate requests from the front end that result in a file for download. The plugin does not actually use Ajax, but its syntax follows the conventions of jQuery's native Ajax functions, making it a natural addition to our jQuery toolset.
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/jQuery.download.js:
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 1 | /*
 2 |  * --------------------------------------------------------------------
 3 |  * jQuery-Plugin - $.download - allows for simple get/post requests for files
 4 |  * by Scott Jehl, scott@filamentgroup.com
 5 |  * http://www.filamentgroup.com
 6 |  * reference article: http://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/jquery_plugin_for_requesting_ajax_like_file_downloads/
 7 |  * Copyright (c) 2008 Filament Group, Inc
 8 |  * Dual licensed under the MIT (filamentgroup.com/examples/mit-license.txt) and GPL (filamentgroup.com/examples/gpl-license.txt) licenses.
 9 |  * --------------------------------------------------------------------
10 |  */
11 |  
12 | jQuery.download = function(url, data, method){
13 | 	//url and data options required
14 | 	if( url && data ){ 
15 | 		//data can be string of parameters or array/object
16 | 		data = typeof data == 'string' ? data : jQuery.param(data);
17 | 		//split params into form inputs
18 | 		var inputs = '';
19 | 		jQuery.each(data.split('&'), function(){ 
20 | 			var pair = this.split('=');
21 | 			inputs+='<input type="hidden" name="'+ pair[0] +'" value="'+ pair[1] +'" />'; 
22 | 		});
23 | 		//send request
24 | 		jQuery('<form action="'+ url +'" method="'+ (method||'post') +'">'+inputs+'</form>')
25 | 		.appendTo('body').submit().remove();
26 | 	};
27 | };
28 | 


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