How to download a file from a url with Javascript?

Question

I'm trying to get from a textfield a user enters a url as follows:

new Ext.form.TextField({
                disabled: false,
                        fieldLabel: "file",
                        value:'',
            id:"url"};

and I need the value of this variable is the file contained in the above url I am trying as follows:

var file1 = new OpenLayers.WPS.ComplexPut({
                      identifier: "file1",
                      value: window.location.href = document.getElementById("url")

elasticrat · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-30 00:19:14Z

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You can use jQuery to load anything from an URL quite easily with:

<script>
   $("#loadhere").load("http://www.google.com");
</script>

answered Nov 30, 2010 at 0:19

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rainman Over a year ago

Please What does the '#loadhere' represent ?

geon · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-29 23:23:26Z

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is this done in a browser? If so, you could use Ajax to download plain text or XML. Save yourself a lot of trouble and learn jQuery first, and it'll be quite easy.

answered Nov 29, 2010 at 23:23

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