CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptnode.jsexpress
pourmesomecode
pourmesomecode

Reputation: 4368

Downloading file from server Node.Js

In my index.jade file I have

button(action="/download", type="button") Download Me!

and within my index.js I have

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

/* GET home page. */
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
  res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
});

router.get('/download', function(req, res){
  var file = __dirname + '/img/desktop-cover.jpg';
  res.download(file);
  console.log(file);
});

module.exports = router;

I'm trying, on click of the button, to initiate the router.get('/download') that will download an image I have.

I may of misunderstood some of the documentation and i'm not sure why it isn't working.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1692

Answers (1)

Umesh Sehta
Umesh Sehta

Reputation: 10659

As button tag don't have any action attribute try to replace it with anchor tag.

try to replace button(action="/download", type="button") Download Me!

with

a(href='/download') Download Me!

Upvotes: 2

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