javascript return function's data as a file

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Published on 2010-05-20T19:21:29Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 19:30 UTC
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I have a function in javascript called "dumpData" which I call from a button on an html page as **onlick="dumpData(dbControl);"* What it does is return an xml file of the settings (to an alert box right now). I want to return it to the user as a file download. Is there a way to create a button when click will open a file download box and ask the user to save or open it? (sorta of like right-clicking and save target as)...

Or can it be sent to a php file and use export();? Not sure how I would send a long string like that to php and have it simple send it back as a file download.

Dennis

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