Download file from a directory

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I have ran into a situation where im able to download a file by specifying the file path but the issue is that the file is download in a unknown format. The code below shows the downloading process:

if (e.CommandName == "ViewFiles")
{

int index = Convert.ToInt32(e.CommandArgument);

GridViewRow row = gvunclassified.Rows[index];

string division = row.Cells[4].Text;

string filenames = row.Cells[1].Text;

string paths = @"NewFolder1" + "\\" + division + "\\" + "UnClassified" + "\\" + filenames;
string drive = @"C:\Website2\RecordsManagement";
string temppath = Path.Combine(drive, paths);

// The file path to download.

string filepath = temppath;

// The file name used to save the file to the client's system..

string filename = Path.GetFileName(filepath);
System.IO.Stream stream = null;
try
{
// Open the file into a stream.
stream = new FileStream(filepath, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read, System.IO.FileShare.Read);
// Total bytes to read:
long bytesToRead = stream.Length;
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + filename);
// Read the bytes from the stream in small portions.
while (bytesToRead > 0)
{
// Make sure the client is still connected.
if (Response.IsClientConnected)
{
// Read the data into the buffer and write into the
// output stream.
byte[] buffer = new Byte[10000];
int length = stream.Read(buffer, 0, 10000);
Response.OutputStream.Write(buffer, 0, length);
Response.Flush();
// We have already read some bytes.. need to read
// only the remaining.
bytesToRead = bytesToRead - length;
}
else
{
// Get out of the loop, if user is not connected anymore..
bytesToRead = -1;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Response.Write(ex.Message);
// An error occurred..
}
finally
{
if (stream != null)
{
stream.Close();
}
}

Any suggestion would be highly appreciated. Actually the most surprising part is that if I use google chrome as my browser then the file is downloaded in the right format but an unknown format file is download if I use IE or Mozilla firefox.

Posted 19-Nov-12 15:29pm

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Rickin Kane · Answer 1 · 2012-11-19T15:38:00

Code to Download the File

Response.ClearContent();
               Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + filename);
               BinaryWriter bw = new BinaryWriter(Response.OutputStream);
               bw.Write(fileData);
               bw.Close();
               Response.ContentType = ReturnExtension(ext);
               Response.End();

Function used to get extension , make a function as common so u can use it in youer entire project , the below function i got it from Code Project some source i dont remember it now , and i am using it in my project it works perfectly for me in any browser

C#

public string ReturnExtension(string fileExtension)
    {
        switch (fileExtension)
        {
            case ".htm":
            case ".html":
            case ".log":
                return "text/HTML";
            case ".txt":
                return "text/plain";
            case ".doc":
                return "application/ms-word";
            case ".tiff":
            case ".tif":
                return "image/tiff";
            case ".asf":
                return "video/x-ms-asf";
            case ".avi":
                return "video/avi";
            case ".zip":
                return "application/zip";
            case ".xls":
            case ".csv":
                return "application/vnd.ms-excel";
            case ".gif":
                return "image/gif";
            case ".jpg":
            case "jpeg":
                return "image/jpeg";
            case ".bmp":
                return "image/bmp";
            case ".wav":
                return "audio/wav";
            case ".mp3":
                return "audio/mpeg3";
            case ".mpg":
            case "mpeg":
                return "video/mpeg";
            case ".rtf":
                return "application/rtf";
            case ".asp":
                return "text/asp";
            case ".pdf":
                return "application/pdf";
            case ".fdf":
                return "application/vnd.fdf";
            case ".ppt":
                return "application/mspowerpoint";
            case ".dwg":
                return "image/vnd.dwg";
            case ".msg":
                return "application/msoutlook";
            case ".xml":
            case ".sdxl":
                return "application/xml";
            case ".xdp":
                return "application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml";
            default:
                return "application/octet-stream";
        }
    }

Let me know of it works