Javascript-generated .ics file opens in Chrome and Firefox, but not in IE

Question

I\'m generating a .ics calendar entry from JS, next I open it using a data-URI:

window.open(\"data:text/calendar;charset=utf8,\" + escape(icsMSG));
         


        

Answer 1

Simplified solution could be just use the download attribute inside a link to set a filename

iCal Calendar