How to Download a file from server

Hi Abhisekjani,

by keeping in assumption that your file is in WEBSERVER. Please find the below function and call this function in button click .let me know if you need any further help.



VB.NET
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Function DownloadFile(ByVal FileName As String)

Dim path As String = Server.MapPath("/Attachments/") + FileName
If System.IO.File.Exists(path) = True Then
Dim file As System.IO.FileInfo = New System.IO.FileInfo(path)
Response.Clear()
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" & file.Name)
Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", file.Length.ToString())
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream"
Response.WriteFile(file.FullName)
Response.End()
End If
End Function
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C SHARP CODE
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public object DownloadFile(string FileName)
{

string path = Server.MapPath("/Attachments/") + FileName;
if (System.IO.File.Exists(path) == true) {
System.IO.FileInfo file = new System.IO.FileInfo(path);
Response.Clear();
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + file.Name);
Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", file.Length.ToString());
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
Response.WriteFile(file.FullName);
Response.End();
}
}

Thanks & Regards,
Ravindra M
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Hi Ravindra M

its throw the following error
Response.WriteFile(file.FullName);
in line

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

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FileInfo file = new FileInfo("Your FilePath");

      Response.ClearContent();

      Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline;filename=" + file.Name);

     Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", file.Length.ToString());

        Response.ContentType = "application/msword";

        Response.TransmitFile(file.FullName);

       Response.End();

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Just Copy and Paste the following code in your button click event and Modify as ur like.
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Dim fs As System.IO.FileStream = Nothing
fs = System.IO.File.Open("Here Ur File Path", System.IO.FileMode.Open)
btFile = New Byte(fs.Length - 1) {}
fs.Read(btFile, 0, Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length))
fs.Close()
Response.Clear()
Response.AppendHeader("Content-disposition", "attachment; filename=" & Here Ur File name)
Response.ContentType = contentType
context.Response.BinaryWrite(btFile)
Response.Flush()




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