How to Download a file from server and save in local machine

Posted by Abhisekjani under C# on 10/10/2012 | Points: 10 | Views : 8594 | Status : [Member] | Replies : 2

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How to Download a file from server and save in local machine am using following code but it throws error

string filepath = path address;;

FileInfo myfile = new FileInfo(filepath);
if (myfile.Exists)
{
Response.ClearContent();
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + myfile.Name);

Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", myfile.Length.ToString());
Response.ContentType = ReturnExtension(myfile.Extension.ToLower());
Response.TransmitFile(myfile.FullName);
Response.End();
}

it throws an error that
error parsing near %PDF-1.3 % Synchroni

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Posted by: nitika2006-18580 on: 10/10/2012 [Member] Starter | Points: 25

0	protected void btnDownload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //fileName = Name of the file to be downloaded from FTP server. string filename = "c:\\test.txt"; string ftpServerIP = "IP address"; string ftpUserID = "User ID"; string ftpPassword = "Password"; FileInfo fileInf = new FileInfo(filename); string uri = "ftp://" + ftpServerIP + "/" + fileInf.Name; FtpWebRequest reqFTP; // Create FtpWebRequest object reqFTP = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri("ftp://" + ftpServerIP + "/" + fileInf.Name)); //Provide ftp userid and password reqFTP.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(ftpUserID, ftpPassword); // By default KeepAlive is true, where the control connection is not closed // after a command is executed. reqFTP.KeepAlive = false; //Specify the command to be executed. Here we use upload file command reqFTP.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile; //data transfer type we use here is binary reqFTP.UseBinary = true; // Notify the server about the size of the uploaded file reqFTP.ContentLength = fileInf.Length; // The buffer size is set to 2kb int buffLength = 2048; byte[] buff = new byte[buffLength]; int contentLen; // Opens a file stream (System.IO.FileStream) to read the file to be uploaded FileStream fs = fileInf.OpenRead(); try { // Stream to which the file to be upload is written Stream strm = reqFTP.GetRequestStream(); // Read from the file stream 2kb at a time contentLen = fs.Read(buff, 0, buffLength); // Till Stream content ends while (contentLen != 0) { // Write Content from the file stream to the FTP Upload Stream strm.Write(buff, 0, contentLen); contentLen = fs.Read(buff, 0, buffLength); } // Close the file stream and the Request Stream strm.Close(); fs.Close(); } catch (Exception ex) { string ErrMsg = ex.Message; } } } Abhisekjani, if this helps please login to Mark As Answer. \| Alert Moderator

protected void btnDownload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//fileName = Name of the file to be downloaded from FTP server.

string filename = "c:\\test.txt";
string ftpServerIP = "IP address";
string ftpUserID = "User ID";
string ftpPassword = "Password";

FileInfo fileInf = new FileInfo(filename);

string uri = "ftp://" + ftpServerIP + "/" + fileInf.Name;

FtpWebRequest reqFTP;

// Create FtpWebRequest object
reqFTP = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri("ftp://" + ftpServerIP + "/" + fileInf.Name));

//Provide ftp userid and password
reqFTP.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(ftpUserID, ftpPassword);

// By default KeepAlive is true, where the control connection is not closed
// after a command is executed.
reqFTP.KeepAlive = false;

//Specify the command to be executed. Here we use upload file command
reqFTP.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile;

//data transfer type we use here is binary
reqFTP.UseBinary = true;

// Notify the server about the size of the uploaded file
reqFTP.ContentLength = fileInf.Length;

// The buffer size is set to 2kb
int buffLength = 2048;

byte[] buff = new byte[buffLength];

int contentLen;

// Opens a file stream (System.IO.FileStream) to read the file to be uploaded
FileStream fs = fileInf.OpenRead();

try
{

// Stream to which the file to be upload is written
Stream strm = reqFTP.GetRequestStream();

// Read from the file stream 2kb at a time
contentLen = fs.Read(buff, 0, buffLength);

// Till Stream content ends
while (contentLen != 0)
{

// Write Content from the file stream to the FTP Upload Stream
strm.Write(buff, 0, contentLen);
contentLen = fs.Read(buff, 0, buffLength);
}

// Close the file stream and the Request Stream
strm.Close();
fs.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string ErrMsg = ex.Message;
}
}
}

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Posted by: Ranjeet_8 on: 10/10/2012 [Member] [MVP] Gold | Points: 25

0	Try this if (myfile.Exists) { Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf"; Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=Demo.pdf"); // File name "Demo.pdf" Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath(@"~\Downloads\Demo.pdf")); // Set file location eg: www.domain.com\Downloads\Demo.pdf Response.End(); } Abhisekjani, if this helps please login to Mark As Answer. \| Alert Moderator

Try this


if (myfile.Exists) 

{        

Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf";

Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=Demo.pdf");  // File name "Demo.pdf"

Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath(@"~\Downloads\Demo.pdf"));    // Set file location eg: www.domain.com\Downloads\Demo.pdf

Response.End();

}

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