Download / Export link should not use an anchor tag.

[joshkh]

Exporting very large result sets can break because the download is done via an anchor tag and the URL can exceed maximum size.

Suggested fix: use blobs.

[CodHeK]

Is this fixed, or can I take up this issue ?

[yochannah]

@CodHeK this is definitely still present! It's probably okay to leave to be done as part of the GSoC project proposal though.

[Emmahchinonso]

@yochannah can i work on this as an outreachy contributor

[km-js]

Hey @Emmahchinonso Are you still working on this?

[Emmahchinonso]

No pls

[km-js]

Hey, @yochannah . I need a little briefing on this one??/

[yochannah]

here's some technical context - I think we're using an <a> anchor tag to download results, but using a blob would be better : https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3472-downloading-text-using-blobs-url-createobjecturl-and-the-anchor-download-attribute-in-javascript.htm

the results tables (try choosing a template in flymine to bring up a results table) have an export function, which is where you will need to modify the code.

[oneshasappleton]

can I work on fixing this issue ?