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  rrugrats63

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  webclient > downloadfile() authorisation

  Feb 23, 2004 02:37 PM|LINK

  I am unable to use the downloadfile() method in an aspx file as the server keeps returning 'unauthorised' error. The server is a out-the-box windows 2003 server, I'm I missing some setting in the IIS6 config as the download file location is set for everyone to have read/write access
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  MilanNegovan

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  Re: webclient > downloadfile() authorisation

  Feb 23, 2004 06:40 PM|LINK

  Where exactly are you storing the downloaded file? If you don't give it an explicit path it'll try to save it in x:\Windows\system32 which is a taboo. Also, if it still fails make sure ASPNET (or NETWORK SERVICE) account has appropriate access to the folder where the downloaded file lands.
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  rrugrats63

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  Re: webclient > downloadfile() authorisation

  Feb 27, 2004 08:30 AM|LINK

  The file is being saved into a specific folder i.e. src_file="e:\inetpub\testsite\downloads\test.gif" and local user ASPNET user has full control even the most basic test fails e.g. Dim src_file As String = "d:\inetpub\testsite\downloads\logo.gif" Dim wc As New Net.WebClient() wc.DownloadFile("http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif", src_file) this still returns a 401 Unauthorised
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  Jigar

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  Try HttpWebRequest instead of web client.

  Feb 27, 2004 01:34 PM|LINK

  HttpWebRequest myRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif");
  HttpWebResponse myResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myRequest.GetResponse();
  Stream s =  myResponse.GetResponseStream();
  Byte[] pageData = new byte[myResponse.ContentLength];
  s.Read(pageData,0,pageData.Length);
  					
  
  FileStream fs = new FileStream("d:\inetpub\testsite\downloads\logo.gif",FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write);
  fs.Write(pageData, 0,pageData.Length);
  fs.Close();

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