How to Download a file with a path in asp.net

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Hi All,

How to download a word file on click event of button from a path in asp.net.

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Mohd. Wasif

Posted 25-Aug-11 2:14am

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2011-08-25T02:17:00

You can force the file save dialog to appear. See here[^].

Posted 25-Aug-11 2:17am

Simon Bang Terkildsen · Answer 2 · 2011-08-25T02:18:00

Posted 25-Aug-11 2:18am

Not Active · Answer 3 · 2011-08-25T02:20:00

I assume you don't want something simple like providing a link to the file that will be downloaded? This would be the simplest way. You could use CSS to give just about any look you would like.

Otherwise, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.httpresponse.binarywrite%28v=vs.80%29.aspx[^]