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Gabriel Ben Compte
Gabriel Ben Compte

Reputation: 909

Download file and redirect in a response

I want to make a response that both redirect to certain url and donwload a file. To download a file I use:

    content = "Example content"
    filename = "example-file-name".
    response = HttpResponse(content=content,
                                    content_type='text/plain')
    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename={0}'.format(filename)
    return response

To redirect to url:

 response = HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_to=example_url)

Is there a way to make both things in a single response?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2248

Answers (1)

Vinay P
Vinay P

Reputation: 635

Going AJAX might be a solution, download the file via AJAX, then initiate redirection after download complete.

AJAX download can be eased using JQuery or related plugins, a post for reference.

Redirection can be achieved on success at client side like below.

 $.fileDownload('some/file.pdf')
    .done(function () { window.location.href = 'REDIRECT_URL'; })
    .fail(function () { alert('File download failed!'); });

Upvotes: 1

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