res.download() not working in my case

Question

I am using nodejs and expressjs framework to download a file \'jsonFile.json\' from server.

i am using the following code

res.get(\'/download\', fun         


        

Answer 1

Just to confirm what @robert said,

because this thing turned my head for two days, instead of using an ajax call, open a new window with your ajax request location, for example:

window.open("http://yourserver.com/api/link?a=3&b=4")

hope this helps someone.