How to use download action without the hanging issue

How to use the CF download action without page hanging.

Overview

The page hangs because the download action is not properly sequenced with page loading and data retrieval.
Create a standalone form page for the download. Set the button to open this page in a new browser tab. On the download page, add actions in order: a Page Loader action set to the current page without ending processing, the Read Data action, and then the Download action.

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ChronoForms v7
kg kgriffin 25 Aug, 2021
Answer
Hi-

I have seen a couple questions about this for Chronoforms v6, but not yet for Chronoforms 7. I have been trying to figure out how to use the download action without the page ending up hanging. I figured it out for anyone who is interested:

Button on form should be a link that points to a new standalone form page with the download action. Make sure you have the target set to New Browser Page.

The form page with the download action should have the following actions in this order:
1. Page Loader action set to go to the current page, with the End Processing set to "No"
2. Action reference to the Read Data action used for the form
3. Download action

Hope this helps someone.
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