how to download a pdf file stored in a server in client side in node.js server
mime-types, node.js, pdf
Solution
Express has 2 convenience methods available for sending files. The difference being:
Simply sending the file:
res.sendfile('temp/xml/user/username.pdf');
Or with `Content-Disposition` to suggest saving to disk:
res.download('temp/sml/user/username.pdf');
Problem
How to allow a client to download a pdf file stored in a server using node.js. Please, someone help me out with this code. ``` fs.readFile('temp/xml/user/username.pdf',function(error,data){ if(error){ res.json({'status':'error',msg:err}); }else{ res.json({'status':'ok',msg:err,data:data}); } }); ```