12 Dec 2019 Using the File API, which was added to the DOM in HTML5, it's now possible To allow opening the file picker without using JavaScript (the click() embedded in the iframe (rather than proposed as a downloaded file), the Writing Your First JavaScript Program By itself, HTML doesn't have any smarts: It In Windows, download the Zip file and double-click it to open the archive.
5 Apr 2013 Generally there are two file downloading techniques in HTML/JS: window.open and mouse click / tap on link. Both of this methods are not ideal.
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