I am downloading uploaded files. Below is my code
<asp:GridView ID="GridViewCV" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="attach_id" ShowHeader="false"
EmptyDataText="No File Found" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" CssClass="table-responsive">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="attach_id" HeaderText="attach_id" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="attach_id" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="attach_title" HeaderText="attach_title" SortExpression="attach_title" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="attach_location" HeaderText="attach_location" SortExpression="attach_location" />
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkDownload" runat="server" CausesValidation="False" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("attach_location") %>' CommandName="Download" Text="Download" OnClick="lnkDownload_Click" CssClass="same-button" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkDelete" runat="server" CausesValidation="False" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("attach_id") %>' CommandName="DeleteFile" Text="Delete" OnClick="lnkDelete_Click" CssClass="same-button" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="Data Source=xxxxx;Initial Catalog=xxxx;User ID=xxxx;Password=xxxx" ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient" SelectCommand="sp_select_attachment" SelectCommandType="StoredProcedure">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:SessionParameter DefaultValue="" Name="id" SessionField="UserId" Type="Int32" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>
protected void lnkDownload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
LinkButton btn = (LinkButton)sender;
string path = btn.CommandArgument;
Response.Write(path);
string ContentType;
if (path != string.Empty)
{
string fileToDownload = "e:\\desktop\\" + path;
string fileToRead = "e:\\desktop\\" + path;
StreamReader ss = new StreamReader(fileToRead);
Response.Clear();
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", fileToDownload.Length.ToString());
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=" + path);
if (path.EndsWith(".pdf"))
{
ContentType = "application/pdf";
}
else if (path.EndsWith(".docx"))
{
ContentType = "application/docx";
}
else
{
ContentType = "application/doc";
}
Response.ContentType = ContentType;
Response.WriteFile(fileToDownload);
Response.Flush();
HttpContext.Current.ApplicationInstance.CompleteRequest();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Response.Write(ex.ToString());
MethodReusability.ErrorMessage(ex);//this method is saving my exception in database
}
}
The problem is that reload icon continuously reloads but does not download the file. I have searched for the different method but none of them worked.Here are few links from where I copied code.
Upload files, save in folder and display in ASP.Net GridView with Download and Delete option
Downloading files in asp.net using C#
File Download with save as dialog box from browser
Please tell me where I am going wrong or what I am missing. Are there any changes to make in web.config or what else I should do to download files.
