Internet Explorer blocks Image Export when Frames are used

[jstucken]

Hi Fusion Charts,

 

 

 

I am experiencing an issue in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 (under Windows XP) with the Export Image functionality over frames. Internet Explorer blocks the image download with a security message under the address bar.

 

 

 

Here is a screenshot:

 

 

 

http://test3.4mation.com.au/frame_test/download_blocked_screenshot.jpg'>http://test3.4mation.com.au/frame_test/download_blocked_screenshot.jpg

 

 

 

And here is an example frameset I have setup to replicate the issue:

 

 

 

http://test3.4mation.com.au/frame_test/

 

 

 

When you click the 'Download File..' link in the security popup, nothing happens. No download is started. This only happens when frames are used.

 

 

 

I have tried lowering all my Security and Privacy settings to minimum settings but the issue remains.

 

 

 

I suspect this issue is caused because IE tries to protect the user as it thinks the user is being served a file to download automatically across frames, without actually requesting it. Internet Explorer thinks that the download was not initiated by the user because they didn't click a hyperlink to download the file, which is the standard way to start a download. (As you and I know however the user has actually requested to download the file from Flash, but IE cannot detect this).

 

 

 

This issue does not occur in Mozilla Firefox 3 for me. I don't think this issue is limited to the PowerCharts Radar graph as I have used here either.

 

 

 

Is there a fix for this issue?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Jonathan Stucken

Edited April 30, 2009 by Guest

[FusionCharts Support]

Hi,

This is a limitation on the part of IE that we can not help mending.

[Guest Angie]

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