My app needs to provide download of files (in this case .doc files) that 
exist on the file system.  I have the physical filestring i.e. 
c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.
but if I load that into a navigateurl it doesn't work.  Nor does 
file://c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.  Or any thing else I try.

How can I do this?

Thanks,
T

On Aug 14, 7:15 am, "Tina"  wrote:

> My app needs to provide download of files (in this case .doc files) that
> exist on the file system.  I have the physical filestring i.e.
> c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.
> but if I load that into a navigateurl it doesn't work.  Nor does
> file://c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.  Or any thing else I try.
>
> How can I do this?
>
> Thanks,
> T


hi,
try this way
                String file = Server.MapPath("~/labla/") +
"labla....";
                string fileName = "ClientFileName";

                try
                {
                    FileStream downloadFile = new FileStream(file,
FileMode.Open);

                    Response.Clear();

                    Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
                    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition",
"attachment; filename=\"" + fileName + "\"");
                    Response.AddHeader("Content-Length",
downloadFile.Length.ToString());

                    downloadFile.Close();

                    Response.WriteFile(file);

                    Response.Flush();
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                      //...............

                }

hope help
nahid
http://nahidulkibria.blogspot.com

You should be able to distribute your files as desired using the techniques 
I've detailed here:
http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/FileDenial.aspx

-- 
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
http://SteveOrr.net


"Tina"  wrote in message 
news:uxBzQCh3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> My app needs to provide download of files (in this case .doc files) that 
> exist on the file system.  I have the physical filestring i.e. 
> c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.
> but if I load that into a navigateurl it doesn't work.  Nor does 
> file://c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.  Or any thing else I try.
>
> How can I do this?
>
> Thanks,
> T
> 

You should be able to distribute your files as desired using the techniques 
I've detailed here:
http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/FileDenial.aspx

-- 
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
http://SteveOrr.net


"Tina"  wrote in message 
news:uxBzQCh3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> My app needs to provide download of files (in this case .doc files) that 
> exist on the file system.  I have the physical filestring i.e. 
> c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.
> but if I load that into a navigateurl it doesn't work.  Nor does 
> file://c:\myfilesdir\smith resume.doc.  Or any thing else I try.
>
> How can I do this?
>
> Thanks,
> T
>