Generate and Save As Text File with Javascript

How to let user save or download text file to their computer with javascript

[rickhorvath]

Unfortunately pressing the "Save Text File" button does nothing. I've verified this in Firefox and Chrome.

[Stevesteacher]

After a full year of searching, I finally found a way to do it!

[Kerberos]

Just one question:

the line var blob = new Blob(["test text"], {type: "text/plain;charset=utf-8"});

the object Blob is being defined on this same line? is this some json definition?

i´m just asking because i´m trying to take a generated code string and priting it inside the txt file.

I have :

function showCode() {
// Generate JavaScript code and display it.
= null;
var code =
alert(code);
}

this function is just for taking all the generated lua script on the page and save it on var code, however i was string to use saveAs directly to save the content of code:

saveAs(code, "script.lua");

[igorkotljar]

How to save it into my directory not to download it?

[Postulatedstate]

it doesn't work for me. i can't figure out why? i have javascript enabled on my browser. none of the sample scripts work when I try to run them ( i'm learning java ) I've never had this problem when learning any other programming language. i'm on kali linux and running chromium browser. but when I go to your site and run the script it works just fine...

[CarloBianchi]

Is there any way to automatically download the file, without any popup window the use has to click on?

[TheALTUVE]

Can you make a tutorial about how to read and show in screen the content of a txt file?

[nyamekorarane]

Hey Red Stapler, where can I find the tutorial video for saving image files?

[ВасилисКарапас]

Thank you, that's exactly what I was looking for. There aren't many examples on YouTube regarding these type of solutions, so I'm a bit disappointed to see this done with jQuery. I know how to read a bit of jQuery, so I should be able to rewrite this in vanilla JS.

[athulantony]

how can i specify which folder to download the file to

[russtycrussty]

it doesn't save the name of the file or the type of the file it just saves as a file named download

[HasnainF]

Doesn't work, even in your example... "saveAs not defined."

[larrycornell]

What’s the name of the sing in the background?

[mastrake]

My vision isn't very good and I can't read your screen shots.

[anvan]

Can you tell me how to add more text and writeline

[Baba-sofh]

Hi Red Stapler... How can you choose where the file downloads to please???

[cesarsantosvisballambis]

HOW CAN I DO THE JUMP OF LINE IN THE TXT FILE WITH THIS METHOD ???? I TRIED WITH \n and it doesnt work ...

[vitorgomespereira]

Hey please say me whats the name of this music. I wanna download to put it on my project. :)

I already thank you

[chrystiansilva]

How do I make the user write something on a box or prompt?

[georgianalexandru]

when i press the save button nothing happens, can you tell me why?

Thanks