Open a save file dialog for a js variable

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Published on 2010-06-05T13:42:58Z Indexed on 2010/06/05 13:52 UTC
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In my web app I need to give the user the option to save a js variable as a file (when the user clicks download, the app offers him to save a file, preffereably as .js file).

Similarly as google docs offers you to save a file.

Is it possible for javascript to pass it's variable this way?

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