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Shreyas
Shreyas

Reputation: 8757

Enabling users to download current data on the page

I have a page that lists records based on the parameters given in the search filter. I need to give a download link, wherein the current records on the page are written to a file and given as a link to be downloaded.

So to put it simple, how do I give the latest records found based on the search parameters as a download link ?

P.S : I'm using the send_file method.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 73

Answers (2)

Justin Blake
Justin Blake

Reputation: 261

You could link to the download action using a custom :format merged with the query params. Something like this:

<%= link_to "Download", posts_path(params.except("action", "controller").merge(:format => "csv")) %>

Not the cleanest example but hopefully you get the idea.

Upvotes: 1

Anubhaw
Anubhaw

Reputation: 6068

You can use CSV writer to generate the required file and give a download link to the file for users.

Thanks, Anubhaw

Upvotes: 0

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