How to download a file using Asp.net c#

asp.net , db Hong Kong SAR
  • 13 years ago

     Hi..

       I want to downloadfile whose path is stored in the sql server db...

       I have created sp to retrieve the path...

       then in the code i used .......

    Response.Clear();
                    Response.ClearHeaders();
                    Response.ClearContent();
                    Response.ContentType = "Text/txt";
                    Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename=sample.txt");
                    Response.TransmitFile(mediafullname);//mediafullname is the path of the file..
                    Response.End();
     

    but this code will download some other file......Help me in this Please..I dont know where m doing wrong...

     

    Thanks in Advance... 

  • 13 years ago

    Hi,

     You could actually do is open a new window and then  get the path from database at server side and redirect the page to the file location.After that you  will get the standard windows Open,Save dialog box to dowload a file.

    Try that and let me know it it works.

    Regards,

    IM

  • 13 years ago

     Hi

         Thanks..But my code itself working now....Sorry a small error so only apart from that no probs in that code.....Anyhow thanks....
     

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