Question

I want to attach a custom javascript function to the out of the box “Download a copy” ribbon button. This is to provide analytics for file downloads done through the ribbon button.

I tried this code, but it doesn’t seem to work:

   <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    <script>
    _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("Trackdownloads");

    function Trackdownloads(){

        debugger;
        $("a[id='Ribbon.Documents.Copies.Download-Large']").live( "click", 
                  function() {
                      alert('hello');
                  }
            );

    }

    </script>

Any idea how to get this to work?

Answer 1

Found a solution to my problem.
Actually, attaching a javascript function to the button is not the right way to implement this.
The correct implementation is to replace the OOTB button with a custom button, and call a custom javascript function to carry out the desired action.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff407619.aspx