Hi Friends,

I have to download a file on local harddrive from Server. without asking Browse Path to Save that file on Local Machine.  

i am usung that code

// Get the physical Path of the file(test.doc)

// Create New instance of FileInfo class to get the properties of the file being downloaded

// Checking if file exists

// Clear the content of the response

// LINE1: Add the file name and attachment, which will force the open/cance/save dialog to show, to the header

// Add the file size into the response header

// Set the ContentType

// Write the file into the response (TransmitFile is for ASP.NET 2.0. In ASP.NET 1.1 you have to use WriteFile instead)

// End the response

Thanks in Advance

Email Id: dhemittal@gmail.com, dheeraj_mittal02@yahoo.co.in, dheeraj.mittal@sagarsolutions.com

This can't be done. The 'save file' dialog is a client-side browser behaviour, not a function of the server-side code, and one I'm afraid you have no control over. 

If it's an intranet app, you could use an activex control, or you could look into using a signed java applet, but in general, trying to find ways to circumvent built-in browser behaviour is pretty bad practice and best avoided.
 

 Hi,

try with this code,

                        string FileName = Server.MapPath("~\\App_Data\\Temp.mdb");
                        string strFilename = FileName.Substring(0, strSongFileName.LastIndexOf("."));
                        Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + FileName);
                        Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath("~/Upload/" + FileName));
                        Response.End();

I think this will solves your problem.

Mark this as answer, if it solves your problem.

Thank you. 

Sudheendra B: what is the purpose of this:

 Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath("~/Upload/" + FileName));

?   

 Hello,

When I run  this code, the File Download Dialog Opens: This is used to open the file download dialog box.

Thank you. 

 Yes, I'm afraid so. What you're trying to do would allow a server to store a file on a user's hard disk without them asking for it. You can imagine why this might not be a good thing if it were allowed...

I'm afraid the 'save file' dialog is something you are going to have to work with- as there really is no good workaround.