Using HTML5/JavaScript to generate and save a file

Question

I\'ve been fiddling with WebGL lately, and have gotten a Collada reader working. Problem is it\'s pretty slow (Collada is a very verbose format), so I\'m going to start conv

Answer 1

I found two simple approaches that work for me. First, using an already clicked a element and injecting the download data. And second, generating an a element with the download data, executing a.click() and removing it again. But the second approach works only if invoked by a user click action as well. (Some) Browser block click() from other contexts like on loading or triggered after a timeout (setTimeout).

  
    
    
   
  
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