I currently run Rails 3.1 and am using the latest version of Wicked_pdf for PDF generation. I have set everything up correctly, and PDFs are generated just fine.
However, I want the user to be able to click a button to DOWNLOAD the pdf. At the present time, when clicked, the browser renders the pdf and displays it on the page.
<%= link_to "Download PDF", { :action => "show", :format => :pdf }, class: 'button nice red large radius', target: '_blank'%>
My Controller.
def show
@curric = Curric.find(params[:id])
respond_to do |format|
format.html # show.html.erb
format.json { render json: @curric }
format.pdf do
render :pdf => @curric.name + " CV",
:margin => {:top => 20,
:bottom => 20 }
end
end
end
I have been pointed towards send_file, but have absolutely no idea how to use it in this scenario.
Any help is appreciated.
Decomposition the config you need to set as 'attachment', example:
respond_to do |format|
format.pdf do
render pdf: @curric.name + " CV",
disposition: 'attachment'
end
end