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[Ron]

Hi all,

Probably a simple question... How can I make a link or a button
download a file instead of just opening it? Thanks.

 

[Lucas Tam]

(e-mail address removed) (Ron) wrote in

Probably a simple question... How can I make a link or a button
download a file instead of just opening it?

You need to change the Response.ContentType to an unknown content type.

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Something along these lines should do it:

Response.ContentType = "application/PDF";
Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "attachment:
filename=test.pdf");
Response.WriteFile("c:\test.pdf");

Here's more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...fsystemwebhttpresponseclasswritefiletopic.asp
http://searchvb.techtarget.com/vsnetTip/1,293823,sid8_gci937876_tax293033,00.html
http://www.aspnetpro.com/NewsletterArticle/2003/09/asp200309so_l/asp200309so_l.asp

 

[Eric]

Response.ContentType = "application/PDF";
Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "attachment:
filename=test.pdf");
Response.WriteFile("c:\test.pdf");

Here's more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref
/html/frlrfsystemwebhttpresponseclasswritefiletopic.asp
http://searchvb.techtarget.com/vsnetTip/1,293823,sid8_gci937876_tax293
033,00.html
http://www.aspnetpro.com/NewsletterArticle/2003/09/asp200309so_l/asp20
0309so_l.asp

The WriteFile needs a MapPath:

Response.WriteFile(Server.MapPath(@"c:\test.pdf"));

Eric

 

[Eric]

The WriteFile needs a MapPath:

Response.WriteFile(Server.MapPath(@"c:\test.pdf"));

Eric

Sorry, I guess it doesn't need MapPath if you specify a full pathname.

Eric