Cody Anderson
Reputation: 124
<a> download rename not working
currently I am trying to make an <a> tag that will download an xml from a link and I also want that file renamed. I know <a download="test.xml" href="http://www.somesite.com/anothertest.xml"> is supposed to be used to create this effect but the file name remains "anothertest.xml" rather than changing to "test.xml" whenever I download it any ideas on what is causing this?
Upvotes: 0
Views: 887
Answers (1)
Alex Howes
Reputation: 454
Browsers don't allow the use of the download attribute to rename a file when the file is from an external server/domain.
Upvotes: 3
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