Retrieving a binary file from a database and naminig the downloaded file explicitly

[James Cooke]

I succesfull yam able to download binary data by calling a page called
BinaryData.aspx. BinaryData.aspx gets the binary data from the database,
and displays it as such:

Response.Buffer = True
Response.ClearContent()
Response.ClearHeaders()
Response.ContentType = binaryFieldType
Response.BinaryWrite(binaryField)
Response.End()

This then produces a download called

BinaryData.ZIP, or
BinaryData.MDB or
BinaryData.PDF
with the file extension differing depending on what the ContentType is.

My question: I want to be able to change the *root* name of the download to
something else - for example
MyData.ZIP, or
Customers.MDB or
Document1.PDF

How? Am I using the wrong approach in extracting this binary data, and if
so, where do I start looking?
thanks in advance

[James Cooke]

you are a star! thanks for the rapid response Steve!
"Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <St***@Orr.net> wrote in message
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You need to add this line of code:
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename=" &
strFileName)

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net
Developer for Hire
"James Cooke" <ja********************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I succesfull yam able to download binary data by calling a page called
BinaryData.aspx. BinaryData.aspx gets the binary data from the database, and displays it as such:

Response.Buffer = True
Response.ClearContent()
Response.ClearHeaders()
Response.ContentType = binaryFieldType
Response.BinaryWrite(binaryField)
Response.End()

This then produces a download called

BinaryData.ZIP, or
BinaryData.MDB or
BinaryData.PDF
with the file extension differing depending on what the ContentType is.

My question: I want to be able to change the *root* name of the download

to

something else - for example
MyData.ZIP, or
Customers.MDB or
Document1.PDF

How? Am I using the wrong approach in extracting this binary data, and if so, where do I start looking?
thanks in advance

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Steve is a big STAR I vote for him

"James Cooke" <ja********************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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you are a star! thanks for the rapid response Steve!
"Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <St***@Orr.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

You need to add this line of code:
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename=" &
strFileName)

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net
Developer for Hire
"James Cooke" <ja********************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O3**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

I succesfull yam able to download binary data by calling a page called
BinaryData.aspx. BinaryData.aspx gets the binary data from the database, and displays it as such:

Response.Buffer = True
Response.ClearContent()
Response.ClearHeaders()
Response.ContentType = binaryFieldType
Response.BinaryWrite(binaryField)
Response.End()

This then produces a download called

BinaryData.ZIP, or
BinaryData.MDB or
BinaryData.PDF
with the file extension differing depending on what the ContentType is.
My question: I want to be able to change the *root* name of the

download

to

something else - for example
MyData.ZIP, or
Customers.MDB or
Document1.PDF

How? Am I using the wrong approach in extracting this binary data, and

if so, where do I start looking?
thanks in advance