Search code examples
javascriptxmlhtmlinternet-explorerdata-uri

Download or display XML file in Internet Explorer

I have a simple javascript application that lets the user generate some XML and then save it as a file. However I can't get the saving to work in IE.

Currently I am using the data-uri method as exemplified in this jsfiddle. But this does not work in IE because it does not support data-uri for application/xml. What would be another method or workaround (client-only) to let the user easily save an xml string (or dom node) as a file?

Solution

  • The correct answer was given by Mr Anonymous in the comment.

    $("a").click(function(e){
  var xml = $("textarea").text();
  if(window.navigator && window.navigator.msSaveBlob){
    e.preventDefault();
    navigator.msSaveBlob( new Blob([xml], {type:'application/xml'}), "myfile.xml" )
  } else {
    $(this).attr("href", "data:application/xml," + encodeURIComponent(xml));      
  }
});