how to force download

[greg]

Hi

I have a link on a page that points to a file inside the site that I want to
be downloaded
loke in page_load I write

linkFile.Naviga teUrl = Request.Applica tionPath + "/somepath/file.iif";

This file is a text file so when user clicks onthat link it displays in the
browser
the contents of that file (it is a text file although with ext iif)

How do i force browser to display dialog like where to save it?

Thanks
GSL

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Re: how to force download

Yes, you can force a dialog box that will ask the user whether they'd like
to open or save the file:

Response.Clear( )
Response.Conten tType = Whatever
Response.Writef ile("c:\whateve r.iif")
Response.AddHea der("Content-Disposition",
"attachment;fil ename=whatever. iif")
Response.End()

Here are more details:

http://SteveOrr.net/articles/EasyUploads.aspx

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP

http://SteveOrr.net

"greg" <info@ebsdevelo pmentNOSPAM.com > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a link on a page that points to a file inside the site that I want
> to
> be downloaded
> loke in page_load I write
>
> linkFile.Naviga teUrl = Request.Applica tionPath + "/somepath/file.iif";
>
> This file is a text file so when user clicks onthat link it displays in
> the
> browser
> the contents of that file (it is a text file although with ext iif)
>
> How do i force browser to display dialog like where to save it?
>
> Thanks
> GSL
>
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