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POLaravel 3: AJAX POST and return Response::download()?
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copied!<p>I'm trying to return a file to be downloaded by the client however I've noticed that anything I put as a return value in my controller doesn't get returned to the client.</p> <p>Here's the code:</p> <p><strong>Code in my Controller, I've removed unnecessary lines</strong></p> <pre><code>public function post_test() { if(Input::get('receive_email')) { $pdf = new Fpdf('P', 'pt', array(1240, 1754)); $pdf->AddPage(); $generated_pdf = $pdf->Output("", "s"); $body = View::make('test.email_collision')->with($data)->render(); $message->body($body); $message->attach( $generated_pdf, Sentry::user()->metadata['first_name'] . '_' . Sentry::user()->metadata['last_name'] . '.pdf', 'application/pdf'); $message->html(true); $message->send(); if(Message::was_sent()) { // HERE I want to actually return the file to be downloaded // return Response::download($pdf->Output("", "i"); // return $pdf->Output("", "i"); } else { $errors = new Laravel\Messages(); $errors->add('errors', __('test.error_email_not_sent')); return Redirect::back() ->with_errors($errors->messages['errors']); } } // Trying to not return anything // return View::make('collide'); } </code></pre> <p><strong>Code in my JS file which does the POST</strong></p> <pre><code> $("#gEmail").bind('touchstart click', function() { $.ajax({ url: document.URL, type: 'POST', data: { receive_email: "1" } }) .fail(function(error) { console.error(error); }); uiComplete.hide(); init(); }); </code></pre>

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