downloading xlsx file in angular 2 with blob

Question

I want to download xlsx file from the client on angular 2 using rest api.

I\'m getting a byte array as a response from my GET request and I\'m sending it to download

Answer 1

Here is the solution that supports IE and chrome/safari browsers. Here 'response' object is response received from service. I have this working for archive. You can change the type as per the response received from service.

    let blob = new Blob([response], {type: 'application/zip'});
    let fileUrl = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    if (window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) {
        window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(blob, fileUrl.split(':')[1] + '.zip');
    } else {
        this.reportDownloadName = fileUrl;
        window.open(fileUrl);
    }