Return PDF to WebPage from ASHX

Question

I have a web page with a \"download\" link on it.

Using jQuery I do an Ajax Get to a ASHX file.

In the ASHX I get the Stream of the file. I then convert the

Answer 1

Through use of context.Response.TransmitFile, a more concise way to serve a PDF from an ashx web handler is:

context.Response.Clear();
context.Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
string filePath = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(@"~\path-to\your-file.pdf");
context.Response.TransmitFile(filePath);