itextsharp: pdf save location

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Hi,
I am creating a pdf. now it is directly downloading to the users default browsers downloads. I want to this pdf to only save at the specified location without user notification. I will provide download option to user later in another grid for the same pdf.
I tried the following for this...

C#

HttpResponse response = HttpContext.Current.Response;
        response.Clear();
        Response.Buffer = true;

        //string path = Server.MapPath("~/desktopmodules/Downloads/");
        //string filepath = path + budgetName;
        //PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(filepath, FileMode.Create));

        response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
        string path = Server.MapPath("~/DesktopModules/Downloads/");
        response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "filename=" + budgetName + ".pdf");
        
        // step 1: creation of a document-object
        //Document document = new Document(PageSize.LETTER);

        // step 2: we create a writer that listens to the document
        //PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, Response.OutputStream);

but i wont get succeed so please help me to set the download path of the pdf.
please help.......
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Posted 16-Oct-12 19:37pm

ChandanBadgujar

Updated 16-Oct-12 19:41pm

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TheCoolCoder · Answer 1 · 2012-10-16T19:54:00

This is something i have used earlier. Your scenario could be different, but PDFDocument usage will be same.

using System;
using System.IO; 
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;

namespace TestApplication
{
    public partial class dialog : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            PdfPTable SummaryTable = new PdfPTable(2);             
            using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(Server.MapPath("YourRelativeFilePath"), FileMode.Create))
            {
                using (iTextSharp.text.Document doc = new iTextSharp.text.Document())
                {
                   
                    PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, fs);
                    
                    doc.Open();
                    doc.Add(SummaryTable);
                    
                    doc.Close();

                }
                fs.Close();
            }
        }

         
    }
}

Sample usage of 'YourRelativeFilePath':

FileStream fs = new FileStream(Server.MapPath("~\\MailUploads\\SearchReport\\" + sFileName), FileMode.Create)

MailUploads is a folder inside my project and inside it there is a subfolder SearchReport, sFileName is the string variable which holds the name with which the pdf should be saved.

hope this helps.

VIPR@T · Answer 2 · 2012-10-16T19:45:00

Solution 1

Hi,

See the below link. I think it might be help you.

http://aspalliance.com/259_downloading_files__forcing_the_file_download_dialog[^]

Thanks,
Viprat

Posted 16-Oct-12 19:45pm

VIPR@T