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1. Stephen M Accetta
   31 May 2005 at 19:58

   Does this also work to write a file from memory data to a client machine?

2. a_praveen_reddy
   17 May 2005 at 08:30

   Will the same code work in netscape/mozilla

3. Nima Mimal
   01 Dec 2004 at 08:45

   Hi,
   

   
   I am simply trying to create the File Download Box when a user clicks on file  links. Can you help? Is the code you listed all that is neeeded? I have tried to search for a reliable way on the net and found nothing. Is your code working properly?
   

   
   Thank you in advance and hope you can help!
   

   
   Nima

4. umarani
   02 Aug 2004 at 23:32

   I want to open an xml file in asp.net.
   I have used the following lines in my code :
   Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-xml";
   Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + fileName );
   

   
   My problem is that the xml file is opening in the parent window.
   I want to open the xml file in a new browser.
   Kindly help me with any solution.

5. heman
   14 Jun 2004 at 09:39

   I am trying to force a download to a HTA page in a HTML page, but how do I do this, that script given in a later posting doesn't work, which I figured since I am not creating an .asp page?

6. bknysz
   18 Feb 2004 at 09:38

   Did you ever figure out how to get the response? I need to process differently if user hits the cancel button.
   

   
   Thanks

7. bknysz
   18 Feb 2004 at 09:38

   Did you ever figure out how to get the response? I need to process differently if user hits the cancel button.
   

   
   Thanks

8. bknysz
   18 Feb 2004 at 09:37

   Did you ever figure out how to get the response? I need to process differently if user hits the cancel button.
   

   
   Thanks

9. Bogdan Trifu
   12 Nov 2003 at 07:56

   Add :
   Call Response.Flush()
   Call Response.End()
   

   
   This code works for ASP 3.0, so for IIS 5.0, not only for .aspx pages.

10. Anil Kumar Gujjar
    07 Nov 2003 at 00:07

    I was able to download the file using the above code, but in the downloaded the page.aspx html content is also getting added in the downloaded file.
    

    
    I'm using the below code in Page.aspx
    

    
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=" & "TextFile1.txt")
    Response.ContentType = "text/plain"
    Response.WriteFile("TextFile1.txt")
    

    
    So, the donloaded file will have TextFile.txt contents + the HTML content of Page.aspx

11. trisnadi
    21 Oct 2003 at 02:41

    Yes. I also have the same problem.
    

    
    How do you force download on MAC IE? Can anyone help?

12. dengr2
    03 Sep 2003 at 11:15

    Hi,  I have no problem forcing the download box to show up with ASP, but I want to do more with it.  The download box has 4 buttons, OPEN, SAVE, CANCEL and HELP.  I'd like to know what the user selected and do something different.  Specifically, if the user click OPEN OR SAVE, I want to increment a counter of how many times the file has been downloaded.  If the user click CANCEL, I want to do nothing.
    

    
    My question is:  How can I do that?  Thanks.
    

    
    P.S.  Here is the code that I use to force download box:
       Response.Buffer = True
       Response.Clear
       Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" & objFile.Name
       Response.AddHeader "Content-Length", objFile.Size
       Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream"
       Response.CharSet = "UTF-8"
       
       '...
       ' code to write out binary stream of the file to browser buffer
       '...
       
       Response.Flush
    

    
    

13. aarmats
    08 Aug 2003 at 09:38

    I used the given code and used it to invoke a file download box.. It worked also and when I gave a location   and saved the file.. the file got saved (with the same name) but it was empty... that is no content... please help out

14. iatek
    03 Feb 2003 at 07:59

    This worked for me:
    

    
    

    Code:

    
    response.addheader "content-disposition","attachment; filename='" & Filename & "'"
    server.transfer Filename
    

15. Niraj Khandwala
    07 Jan 2003 at 00:39

    hi, all
    

    
    i understand the use of ADDHeader method, but there's a slight problem with this.....
    

    
    got a page (page1.asp) from which the user selects certain values and on click of a button (page2.asp) is displayed andthe results are shown in a HTML table.... so far so good.
    Page2.asp has a link for downloading the filein Pipe format or Excel..... now what needs to be done is once the link is clicked the file needs to generated and prompted for "Save" .....
    i tried adding the Header but then it asks to save the (page2.asp) itself......
    

    
    can this be solved
    

    
    Cheers !!!
    Niraj

16. Wayne Hollier
    18 Oct 2002 at 02:39

    [1]How do I force a file download from a MAC without the file opening in the browser?[/1]

17. Fergal OConnor
    16 Oct 2002 at 06:49

    I am experiencing a similar problem with downloads on mac.
    Can you point me to the articles you found.
    Regards
    

18. MiCao
    21 Aug 2002 at 06:17

    Here's an example:
    [courier new]
    <% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
    <%
    Option Explicit
    Response.AddHeader "content-disposition","attachment; filename='test.xls'"
    %>
    

    
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Save file</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <HREF="test.xls">TEST.XLS</A>
    </body>
    </html>
    [/courier new]
    

19. eddiemarino
    16 Aug 2002 at 11:42

    I've read articles which stated that the Mac IE 5.1 is at fault here.
    

    
    Need to get Microsoft to fix this!!!!!

20. Oleg Evets
    15 Aug 2002 at 11:31

    I am having same problem on Mac.  Could not find any help on this so far.  Could you please reply if you found a solution.

21. vital3d
    13 Jun 2002 at 15:16

    Use the filesystem object.  It is MUCH slower than ADO stream, but it will get the job done.
    

    
    

    Quote:

    [1]Posted by tsorial on 24 May 2002 03:55 PM[/1]
    How can the download be forced if the link to the file is known: that is the file is being downloaded to client's machine from a remote server besides mine.  
    

    
    I have tried using "ADODB.stream" object to do this.  But, my server has ADO 2.1 and ADO 2.5 or higher is needed for the stream object to work. I am not allowed to upgrade the ADO on this server.  Your urgent help is greatly appreciated.
    

22. Tim Sorial
    27 May 2002 at 17:13

    May someone please help me with force download problem.  I need this urgently.  I greatly appreciate your help.

23. Tim Sorial
    24 May 2002 at 15:55

    How can the download be forced if the link to the file is known: that is the file is being downloaded to client's machine from a remote server besides mine.  
    

    
    I have tried using "ADODB.stream" object to do this.  But, my server has ADO 2.1 and ADO 2.5 or higher is needed for the stream object to work. I am not allowed to upgrade the ADO on this server.  Your urgent help is greatly appreciated.

24. eddiemarino
    05 May 2002 at 01:34

    Hi,
    

    
    I tried your tutorial.  Works great on Windows and IE 5.5+.  But my Mac running IE 5.1 doesn't work.  The Save As dialog did not show up on Mac.
    

    
    Please help.

25. Developer Fusion Bot
    01 Jan 1999 at 00:00

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