How to download a file in javascript?

I want my app to generate a file (ie. text file) appearing in the download section of Chrome (in a web app in my case). I would like that no website would be involved for that. Is that possible?

My computer has been running SUPER slow lately: It wont even fully download all sites. I wanted do somethings online (Download JavaScript and Adobe Flash-Player), but a box keeps on popping up saying "Your Current Sucurity Settings do Not Allow...

I intend to use the pop-ups found here on my web site: http://www.thebatteryshoppe.com/TestDir/AllPopUps7.html Either/Or Question: (A) How do I make these pop-ups not attempt to download any of the 4 gifs (min, max, resize and close) used in the upper...

There's a file that I'm trying to download, but I can't because of a survey. Surveys can't be completed. I've tried and it just keeps going on. I have firefox and I turn off my javascript on it. Then I try to download the but it'll redirect me to a page...

I can't seem to watch videos at the moment on any site that requires flash. When I go to youtube it comes up with the message 'Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.' When...

I'm looking to do an automated download from a website that requires a login and clicking a javascript button and the usual tricks are failing me. Ideas? We've got to pull a file overnight every weekday from a website where the data is posted. The site...

Developing web pages in .asp with several links to word documents residing on a secure server. Want to force download/save as dialogue instead of opening document, since opening requires server user name/password. Don't want to use zip, altering file...

I wanted to delete all javascript so I could re download Java but when I tried to delete error message said "can not delete file; can not read from soarce file or disk" any other way to remove javascripts?

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