I have some code that calls a controller in razor view like
<a target="_blank" href='@Url.Action("ViewFile", "Form", new { id = item.Id })'>
<i class="fa fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i> @item.Title
</a>
The controller action returns a FileContentResult
It all works fine, the only issue is the download causes a tab to quickly open and then close (google chrome).
I need the file to be able to download without the tab opening.
You are explicitly specifying to open a new tab/page by using target="blank".
From MDN:
target
Specifies where to display the linked URL. It is a name of, or keyword for, a browsing context: a tab, window, or
<iframe>.
_blank: Load the URL into a new browsing context. This is usually a tab, but users can configure browsers to use new windows instead.
Remove that attribute, and it won't open a new tab/page.
<a href='@Url.Action("ViewFile", "Form", new { id = item.Id })'>
<i class="fa fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i> @item.Title
</a>
