they open a new window in javascript that requests the download. you have to
be careful with this approach (posting and opening) as if the script to open
the window is inline (from the postback), then popup blockers blockit.
-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"Franck Diastein" <fd*******@euskaltel.net> wrote in message
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| Buy I have seen many sites with a button ala "Export this", and the
| pages reloads, and when it's loaded I have a window asking me where to
| store the file...
|
| bruce barker wrote:
| > you cannot return both a download file and an html page (or redirect).
the
| > browser makes a request, look at the response (only one) and makes a
| > decision:
| >
| > 1) the status is 401 - try again with creditinals
| > 2) status not 200 - display error
| > 3) a redirct is sent - request the new url
| > 4) the content type is supported by a plugin - load the plugin - give
the
| > plugin the url
| > 5) the content type is supported by the browser - render it
| > 6) the content type is not supported by the browser - give user option
to
| > save it.
| >
| > -- bruce (sqlwork.com)
| >
| > "Franck Diastein" <fd*******@euskaltel.net> wrote in message
| > news:eC**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > | Hi,
| > |
| > | I'm trying to send a file to the browser with Response.Write, and it
| > | works great.
| > |
| > | The problem (I guess...) is that the code that sends the file is in a
| > | class, and whan I load aspx file using the downloading method, I have
| > | the request for file saving in my browser (and I can save the file),
but
| > | the aspx's content isn't loaded...
| > |
| > | I'v been googling and have seen a way to do creating another
| > | HttpResponse object, but I can't manage to make it work...
| > |
| > | Any idea ?
| > |
| > | TIA
| >
| >
