Is there a way to create a text file (and write some JSON data to it ) using client side code only (no server-side code / web services )?
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1 way I can think of is to store your JSON string into cookie.Raptor– Raptor2014-05-07 04:15:26 +00:00Commented May 7, 2014 at 4:15
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refer this:stackoverflow.com/questions/16055391/…jhyap– jhyap2014-05-07 04:17:07 +00:00Commented May 7, 2014 at 4:17
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possible duplicate of how can i create a file on client side by JavaScript?Jason Aller– Jason Aller2014-05-07 04:21:34 +00:00Commented May 7, 2014 at 4:21
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sure <a download>, downloadify, etc...dandavis– dandavis2014-05-07 06:49:13 +00:00Commented May 7, 2014 at 6:49
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You can use local storage to store data client-side, but there is no way to do this server-side.
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My best guess would be that you need to use javascript localstorage to store json.
example :
var myObject = {};
localstorage['myKey'] = myObject;
var secObject = localstorage['mykey'];
//you couls also use :
localstorage.setItem('myKey', myObject);
secObject = localstorge.getItem('myKey');
I usually "stringify" my JSON before saving it in case i need to modify "myObject" after saving it (because when you copy an object you actually copy a reference to it)
localstorage['myKey'] = JSON.stringify(myObject);
secObject = JSON.parse(localstorage['myKey']);
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Mayur Arora
localStorage is like a temp file , that would get deleted when browser cache is cleared. Wat I want is a .txt file in a directory I specify (not somewhere browser stores the cache)
How are you all missing his point? You are able to generate text files and .csv files on client side and deliver it as a download.
var element = document.createElement('a');
element.setAttribute('href', 'data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(text));
element.setAttribute('download', filename);
element.style.display = 'none';
document.body.appendChild(element);
element.click();
document.body.removeChild(element);
}
// Start file download.
download("hello.txt","This is the content of my file :)");
From this link: https://ourcodeworld.com/articles/read/189/how-to-create-a-file-and-generate-a-download-with-javascript-in-the-browser-without-a-server
