Is it possible to check if IE blocked my download with jQuery/Javascipt?

Question

I am having some issues with IE which is showing me its yellow "download blocked" bar for a good reason: the actual submit that returns the file is triggered due javascript. I would like the show the user some additional information if this is the case.

So is it possible the check if the browser is actually blocking my download?

Answer 1

I am afraid that is not possible :( That is there with the browser, you can't control it programatically.

I had created a vbscript code to disable that from registry in old WIN98 days but I belive it won't work now:

Sub DisableActiveXWarning ()
Dim SHL
Dim sReg

Set SHL = CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")

sReg = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\1201"

If SHL.RegRead (sReg) = 0 Then
    MsgBox "ActiveX Warning is already disabled!",vbExclamation
Else
    SHL.RegWrite sReg,0,"REG_DWORD"

    If SHL.RegRead (sReg) = 0 Then
        MsgBox "The ActiveX Warning was successfully disabled.",vbInformation
    Else
        MsgBox "An unknown error has occured !!",vbCritical
    End If
End If
Set SHL = Nothing
End Sub