JS Save a file from a URL with JavaScript http://ausdemmaschinenraum.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/how-to-save-a-file-from-a-url-with-javascript/

url.save.js

var a = document.createElement('a');
a.download = filename; // Set the file name.
a.style.display = 'none';
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
delete a;

I have used similar piece of code for my dummy project.Its working fine in chrome but not in IE 11.Please guide me how can i able to download the file in IE.Please find the below code snippet what i have used.
function saveFile(url) {
// Get file name from url.
var filename = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/") + 1).split("?")[0];
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.responseType = 'blob';
xhr.onload = function() {
var a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(xhr.response); // xhr.response is a blob
a.download = filename; // Set the file name.
a.style.display = 'none';
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
delete a;
};
xhr.open('GET', url);
xhr.send();
}

this http://www.muazkhan.com/2012/10/save-files-on-disk-using-javascript-or.html
This may help you!

Hi,
how can i get the filename that was used, when the file was uploaded onto the server.

It does not work.

you are missing a.href = "URL to download"