[SalesForce] Lightning component : call apex function after window.location

In lightning, is it possible to call an Apex function just after a window.location.href ?

For example I have a function that save a pdf from a visualforce page into attachment, and in the lightning component, when I click a button, I want that the pdf (visualforce page with renderAs="pdf") is displayed and just after I want that the function saving the pdf to be called

window.location.href = "my location";
var action = component.get("c.attachPdf");

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A browser, once instructed to go to a different page, automatically closes all of its open connections to the server and begins the process of removing all elements from memory. In other words, once you "leave" a page, there's absolutely nothing more that you can do script-wise, including calling to a server, saving page state into local storage, or anything else. Instead, call the Apex function first, and in the callback, perform your redirect.

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[SalesForce] Facing problem with PDF Attachment

That's because try{} catch{} block didn't solved your problem, it just catch exception and handle it...

About code, try:

PageReference thePage = Page./*your page*/;
        thePage.setRedirect(false);
        thePage.getParameters().put(/*your atribute*/ , /*value of atribute*/);
        blob body = null;
        if (!Test.isRunningTest()){
            body = thePage.getContentAsPDF(); 
        }
        // It is here for testing purposes - as you cant call ".getContentAsPDF()" methode in test
        else{
            body = Blob.valueof('Some random String');
        }     
        attachment pdf = new attachment();
        pdf.name = /*name of your attachment*/;
        pdf.body = body;
        pdf.ParentId = /*Id of parent object */;
        pdf.isPrivate = false;

        insert pdf;

[SalesForce] visualforce page pdf record data

This is because if your page thats been rendered as PDF if uses standard controller ,you need to set Id parameters for the same and also use setredirect(true)

Sample code is as follows

 PageReference pdf = Page.Footer_Helitene;
 pdf.getParameters().put('id',o.Id); /Set oportunity Id here 
 pdf.setRedirect(true);//Set redirect to true to be on safer side
 //Rest of your code

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