Changing Browser setting through c#

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Hello Friend,

Through aplication i am sending mail and in that mail there is link for Outlook Calender file to Download. it works in other than the IE. But in IE browser it not downloads the file. If i change the security settings for my browser then it downloads the file. Is it possible through coding to change the users browser setting. If user is using the IE. If any one has solution Plz help me.

Posted 15-Oct-12 0:54am

Vaishali P. Patil

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Yes, You can detect the browser, use/refer Jquery library in your code :

C#

if ($.browser.safari)
                            {
                                alert('this is safari');
                            }
                            else if($.browser.chrome)
                            {
                               alert('this is chrome');
                            }
                            else if($.browser.mozilla)
                            {
                                alert('this is mozilla');
                            }
                            else if($.browser.opera)
                            {
                                alert('this is opera');
                            }
                            else if($.browser.msie)
                            {
                                alert('this is msie');
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                alert('this is some other browser');
                            }

Thanks,
Ambesha

Posted 15-Oct-12 3:00am

Ambesha

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MT_ · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-15T01:23:00

Solution 1

Simple answer is NO, you can't change the browser settings on client machine. That is gross violation of security and hence no browser will allow that.

For your problem you have to find a work-around i.e. advise client to put the domain in trusted site and add email id in trusted sender in the mail system. And then pray that majority of the user will take the advise :-)

Thanks
Milind

Posted 15-Oct-12 1:23am

MT_

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bbirajdar 15-Oct-12 7:35am

Agreed ..100%.. Especially the last sentence...

Vaishali P. Patil 15-Oct-12 7:58am

Thanks.

MT_ 15-Oct-12 8:01am

@aspnet_regiis: Yes, with most of the browser issues, thats what we can do.
@vaishali: Does that answer your question. If it does, feel free to mark it as answer/upvote.

Vaishali P. Patil 15-Oct-12 8:03am

Can we give message to user that for IE there is need to change the setting if user is using the IE

MT_ 15-Oct-12 8:07am

You need to give information either in mail or if you are giving link to web-page instead of downloadable file, a message there on the page will help

Vaishali P. Patil 15-Oct-12 8:41am

ok. Thanks

Vaishali P. Patil 15-Oct-12 8:44am

can we identify in programe that user is using the IE or which browser

MT_ 15-Oct-12 8:47am

If you mean in web-page, Yes we can. You can use Javascript using navigator.appName. In ASPX, you can check it using request.browser.
In mail, naturally, you can't.

Vaishali P. Patil 15-Oct-12 8:53am

ok