# Render\_json only outputs to file..simple driving me nuts

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/render-json-only-outputs-to-file-simple-driving-me-nuts/107967>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 27, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/render-json-only-outputs-to-file-simple-driving-me-nuts/107967 "2007-06-27T22:16:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![louiscollinsjr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/4af34b/32.png) [@louiscollinsjr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/louiscollinsjr)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/render-json-only-outputs-to-file-simple-driving-me-nuts/107967/1 "2007-06-27T22:16:02Z")

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Simple simple…

I need some help when requesting json output from my server the browser  
wants to save the json to a file. How can I just have this json string  
output to the screen?

Thanks,  
Louis.