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How can I download a file that is in my server to my machine accessing a page in a nodeJS server?
I'm using the ExpressJS and I've been trying this:
app.get('/download', function(req, res){
var file = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/upload-folder/dramaticpenguin.MOV', 'binary');
res.setHeader('Content-Length', file.length);
res.write(file, 'binary');
res.end();
});
But I can't get the file name and the file type ( or extension ). Can anyone help me with that?
Express has a helper for this to make life easier.
It transfers the file at path as an “attachment”. For instance:
app.get('/download', function(req, res){
const file = `${__dirname}/upload-folder/dramaticpenguin.MOV`;
res.download(file); // Set disposition and send it.
});