Download file ajax post mvc

All data are correctly retrieved, but i cannot retrieve download file. In this article, you will learn about returning a file excel from a controllers action method. Net mvc, you just can return a json object but not a file, if you want to do that, you need to create and save the file in server and return its path to ajax, after that, you can call a redirect link for download the file, because this is a temp file, so you should need to delete it after download. Display a loader while processing to generate excel file and download it using jquery. Net forums how to upload files with codeigniter and ajax by todd but keeps to the mvc pattern.

How to download a file through ajax request in mvc 4. This blog will demonstrate, how to post the data to asp. An article a blog a news a video an ebook an interview question. Download a file using a post request rather than get. Occasionally i stumble upon the need to download files from post requests. My excel file returns fine if im doing a full post back but i cant get it working with ajax in mvc. I also came across another article cant find it anymore about using an iframe to handle the file download, but im not sure how to get this working with mvc. You cant directly return a file for download via an ajax call so, an alternative approach is to to use an ajax call to post the related data to your server. Javascriptjquery to download file via post with json data. Im trying to create a button to download a file using jquery and a fileactionresult. Mvc return a file excel from a controllers action method and. An example would be generating pdf files, where the pdf. Downloading files from ajax post requests nehalist. For that, i have created one controller jqueryajaxcallcontroller with the post action method ajaxpostcall and a class employee as below.