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Download File Button

This sample demonstrates adding a button within a document library view which downloads the file.

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Shared by Ganesh Sanap
Updated Jan 7, 2023

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Definition

{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "button",
  "style": {
    "border-radius": "5px",
    "margin": "5px 0px",
    "padding": "0px",
    "visibility": "=if([$File_x0020_Type] == '', 'hidden', 'visible')"
  },
  "attributes": {
    "class": "ms-bgColor-themePrimary"
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "elmType": "a",
      "txtContent": "Download",
      "style": {
        "text-decoration": "none",
        "padding": "10px 0px",
        "width": "100%"
      },
      "attributes": {
        "href": "= @currentWeb + '/_layouts/15/download.aspx?UniqueId=' + [$UniqueId]",
        "target": "_blank",
        "class": "ms-fontColor-white"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Summary

This sample demonstrates adding a button within a document library view which downloads the file.

View requirements

This format can be applied to any column type (its value is ignored).

Sample

Solution	Author(s)
generic-download-file-button.json	Ganesh Sanap

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0	January 05, 2022	Initial release
1.1	January 07, 2023	Changed button hide condition.

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