CSV Download is Not Working Properly in Google Chrome 75+ (Doc ID 2555826.1)
APPLIES TO:
Oracle Application Express (APEX) - Version 18.1.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
SYMPTOMS
In Apex Classic report, trying to download csv works as expected up to chrome V 74.x.
Default download (CSV Export) option is not working properly in Google Chrome browser version 75. CSV is getting downloaded in-spite of the Error.
The downloaded CSV is fine, and the APEX page can be brought back with a page reload operation. However, this is annoying behavior for end users.
ERROR
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wwv_flow.show?p_flow_id=20057&p_flow_step_id=4&p_instance=17093393261146&p_debug=&p_widget_action=FLOW_EXCEL_OUTPUT_R18619536036756739106_en&p_request=PLUGIN=phGLIBR14EhwrPXQNiyFvZ9UnIh2SPWxK1SEGcM4HPuEZltFeIKEoBFBb9LKsXy7
CAUSE
This seems to be a behavior change in Chrome 75 - others on the Internet also reported this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comment ... f=readnext
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2 ... sktop.html
SOLUTION
The following Bug has been filed for this issue:
Bug 29919685 - CLASSIC RPT DOWNLOAD ON CHROME 75 LEADS TO DOWNLOAD OK, BUT DOWNLOAD URL PRINTED ON BLANK WINDOW Sev 1 SRBug 29919685 - CLASSIC RPT DOWNLOAD ON CHROME 75 LEADS TO DOWNLOAD OK, BUT DOWNLOAD URL PRINTED ON BLANK WINDOW Sev 1 SR Bug 29919685 - CLASSIC RPT DOWNLOAD ON CHROME 75 LEADS TO DOWNLOAD OK, BUT DOWNLOAD URL PRINTED ON BLANK WINDOW
The below Patches are available which needs to be applied on top of below mentioned versions
For Apex 18.2 --> Patch 28727865
For Apex 19.1 --> Patch 29369869