Save dialog box to download file, Saving file from ASP.NET server to the client

Question

I\'ve been searching around the internet, but couldn\'t find any useful answer.

I have an ASP.NET web site, which is deployed on server. The ASP.NET web site on the

Answer 1

This is an extension to user1734609's solution that gets a file locally.

To download a file from the server to client:

public void DownloadFile()
        {
            String FileName = "201604112318571964-sample2.txt";
            String FilePath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "/App_Data/Uploads/" + FileName;
            System.Web.HttpResponse response = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response;
            response.ClearContent();
            response.Clear();
            response.ContentType = "text/plain";
            response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + FileName + ";");
            response.TransmitFile(FilePath);
            response.Flush();
            response.End();


        }