{"id":113,"date":"2018-07-25T06:03:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T06:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectimmerse.com\/?p=113"},"modified":"2020-06-17T01:48:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T01:48:23","slug":"using-jquery-to-automatically-download-a-pdf-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectimmerse.com\/blog\/using-jquery-to-automatically-download-a-pdf-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Using jQuery to automatically download a PDF file"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been working through one of those client requests that isn’t use too often. They wanted a PDF be automatically downloaded after submitting their email (the only field on the form). <\/p>\n

I started thinking about different scenarios, particularly this one:<\/p>\n

\nIf a visitor successfully completes the form and hits submit, should the PDF open on a new window tab or should it be automatically be downloaded?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

I came up with an awesome solution, two methods that work slightly the same.<\/p>\n

Method #1<\/h3>\n
\r\n\r\n<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n\r\n\r\n      if (jQuery("#confirm-download").length) {\r\n\r\n        var pdfDocument = jQuery("#download-pdf").attr("href");\r\n\r\n        var newTab = window.open(pdfDocument, '_blank');\r\n        newTab.location;\r\n        \r\n      } \r\n      \r\n\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
The problem with the #1 method is that trigger a browser pop up blocker. I spent hours on this subject and there’s no way around it with javascript\/jQuery. <\/p>\n
The only workaround would be to reload the PDF document on the same URL, see method #2.<\/p>\n
Method #2<\/h3>\n
\r\n\r\n<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n\r\n\r\n      if (jQuery("#confirm-download").length) {\r\n\r\n        var pdfDocument = jQuery("#download-pdf").attr("href");\r\n\r\n        jQuery.get(pdfDocument, function() {\r\n          window.location.href = jQuery("#download-pdf").attr('href');\r\n        });\r\n        \r\n      } \r\n      \r\n\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
My particular project didn’t need a submit() or click() handler but if you wanted to integrate that you just need to wrap the function within an event handler of your choice. Yeah, my particular situation a bit unique. <\/p>\n
For most situations you’re probably going to run into a more common scenario where the event handler is attached to the button itself. If you’re interested in this approach, I’ve got you covered. <\/p>\n
Check it out…<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\n<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n \r\n      jQuery("#the-button-that-is-clicked").click(function() {\r\n\r\n        if (jQuery("#check-input-field").val() != '') {\r\n \r\n          var pdfDocument = "\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-pdf-file.pdf";\r\n   \r\n          var newTab = window.open(pdfDocument, '_blank');\r\n          newTab.location;\r\n\r\n        } else {\r\n\r\n          return false; \/\/ optional\r\n        \r\n        }\r\n      });\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
The last final solution you might have thought about would be html5’s download attribute, look I think it’s awesome – at the time of this posting it is only supported by the latest browsers though.<\/p>\n
\"Download<\/p>\n
The download attribute in action below:<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\n\/\/ (.img, .pdf, .txt, .html, etc.)\r\n<a href="\/pdf\/pdf-file.pdf" download>Download<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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