Javascript save data to file system (with user prompt)

Question

What is the best way to achieve the below in latest latest browsers (with html5 support). I mainly target Google Chrome.

In my application, data is manipulated throu

Answer 1

I agree with Nathan Hayfield. The browser will handle the save dialog box for you. Setting the header Content-Disposition will send the response back as an attachment and the browser will handle it from there. eg.

content.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=export.csv");