Rails how do I - export data with send_data then redirect_to a new page?
In my case, I have a download link in page 1 and after the successfull download, i just want to redirect them to page 1 ( same page which has the download link ). If you have a same case like mine, please do the below one.
Just add the target="_blank"
in your download button/link. This is only for send_data
render method. If you use send_file
, you have to handle this in js.
It redirects to the separate page and pops up a download file save option. Once you saved, it closes the new tab and takes them to the page which you clicked the download button.
send_data
is a render, so you can't do anything after it in a controller method.
The ways around it all involve Javascript. Here's one way I hacked together and never really liked:
- user hits submit
- small window pops up and connects to the controller to download the file
- main window redirects to the next page
Eventually I turned file generation into a background job. Then the user went to a jobs page (that didn't need a subsequent redirect) to get the files.