javascript to programmatically launch export to CSV

loud33

I have a table whose existing appearance or behavior can't be changed. I'd like to enable the exporting functions that TableTools provides without touching the original table. In order to do that, I'm cloning the table's contents into a new div that a user can't see, attaching DataTables, and then trying to launch one of the export actions. My first attempt was simply to use jQuery to click the export buttons directly. It doesn't seem like the flash click handler catches this. Is there a way to programmatically launch the export events that are already tied to the table I've created?

allan

There isn't a built-in way of doing this - if I recall correctly Adobe took some steps in Flash 10 to stop "drive by downloads" where just being on the page would cause a download to occur - but I can't remember the ins and outs of it. What you might be able to do is set up a function in the AS3 / JS bridge that will active the export (the clickHandler function in the AS3 code).

Allan

loud33

Thanks for the response.

Luis