Generating byte[] and FileDownload in one step

Hi there,
i'm developing an wdp application with a java-backend.
Now there is an iview with a linktoaction, which creates some excel-documents from the database (The backend returns the byte[]). Then there is the FileDownload component to download this generated excelfile.
Well, this works quite good but i don't like it....
The Question:
Is there a possibility of combining the two steps (generating file and starting the download)? So, the user clicks on the Generate File Button or Link and automatically gets a request for a filedownload?
Greetings
Sascha

well, i thought so but there was this little hope that someone might know a trick
Thanks for your help anyway
Greetings
Sascha

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