Q: file exists?

[JIM.H.]

Hello,
I am using this to open an excel file:
Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page.
Thanks,
Jim.

[Karl Seguin]

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

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"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,
I am using this to open an excel file:
Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page.
Thanks,
Jim.

[JIM.H.]

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in the
address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other file
names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,
I am using this to open an excel file:
Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page.
Thanks,
Jim.

[Marina]

I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in the address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other file names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,
I am using this to open an excel file:
Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page. Thanks,
Jim.

[Karl Seguin]

Store the files outside the webdirectory and use an aspx page and
Response.OutputStream WriteFile to stream the file to the user

there are probably far better guides, but:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306654/EN-US/

for some ideas.

Karl

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http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in the address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other file names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,
I am using this to open an excel file:
Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page. Thanks,
Jim.

[Karl Seguin]

You need to combine one of those solutions with changing to a
Response.WriteFile approach...

Karl

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http://www.openmymind.net/
"Marina" <so*****@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eT**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in

the

address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other

file

names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hello,
> I am using this to open an excel file:
> Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page. > Thanks,
> Jim.
>

[Juan T. Llibre]

If you want to prevent users from seeing other
file names in the Files directory, just open the
IIS Manager, select the directory, and make sure
the "Directory Browsing" property is unchecked.

After you do that, anybody who browses the
/files directory without a filename will get a
"You're not authorized" page.

Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
===========
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in
the
address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other
file
names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...

> Hello,
> I am using this to open an excel file:
> Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error
> page.
> Thanks,
> Jim.
>

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[JIM.H.]

Ok. I put my files in a different drive. And changed
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") to
Response.WriteFile(“D:\ Files\myFile.xls�)
But I could not see excel file in the browser anymore, lost of garbage? What
is problem?
"Marina" wrote:

I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in

the

address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other

file

names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

How about:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
}

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hello,
> I am using this to open an excel file:
> Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error page. > Thanks,
> Jim.
>

[Karl Seguin]

If you look at the example on the microsoft site I provided, or do a little
reasearch, you'll see that the content-type must be set, that the buffer
most likely needs to be cleared and that the response must be ended right
after...

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C**********************************@microsof t.com...

Ok. I put my files in a different drive. And changed
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") to
Response.WriteFile("D:\ Files\myFile.xls")
But I could not see excel file in the browser anymore, lost of garbage? What is problem?
"Marina" wrote:

I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...

Perfect. I have one more problem.
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name

in the

address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check

other file

names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

> How about:
> if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
> Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
> }
>
> Karl
>
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> http://www.openmymind.net/
>
>
> "JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > Hello,
> > I am using this to open an excel file:
> > Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> > How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error

page.

> > Thanks,
> > Jim.
> >
>
>
>

[JIM.H.]

I was trying to find a way to solve the problem without creating a new page.
Here is my new web form and page_load code.

BinaryData.aspx.vb:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim FilePath As String
'Set the appropriate ContentType.
Response.ContentType = "Application/x-msexcel"
'Get the physical path to the file.
FilePath = MapPath("D:\Files\myFile.xls")
'Write the file directly to the HTTP content output stream.
Response.WriteFile(FilePath)
Response.End()

End Sub

When I debug it I get this message.
Invalid path for MapPath 'D:\Files\myFile.xls'. A virtual path is expected.
Any idea?
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

If you look at the example on the microsoft site I provided, or do a little
reasearch, you'll see that the content-type must be set, that the buffer
most likely needs to be cleared and that the response must be ended right
after...

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C**********************************@microsof t.com...

Ok. I put my files in a different drive. And changed
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") to
Response.WriteFile("D:\ Files\myFile.xls")
But I could not see excel file in the browser anymore, lost of garbage?

What

is problem?
"Marina" wrote:

I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Perfect. I have one more problem.
> Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name in the
> address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check other file
> names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
>
>
> "Karl Seguin" wrote:
>
> > How about:
> > if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
> > Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
> > }
> >
> > Karl
> >
> > --
> > MY ASP.Net tutorials
> > http://www.openmymind.net/
> >
> >
> > "JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > Hello,
> > > I am using this to open an excel file:
> > > Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> > > How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error
page.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim.
> > >
> >
> >
> >

[Karl Seguin]

You don't need to MapPath if you are going to put the full physical path.

FilePath = "d:\Files\myFile.xls"

I originally had the mapPath in there because you were using a virtual
path...

Karl

--
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"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12**********************************@microsof t.com...

I was trying to find a way to solve the problem without creating a new page. Here is my new web form and page_load code.

BinaryData.aspx.vb:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim FilePath As String
'Set the appropriate ContentType.
Response.ContentType = "Application/x-msexcel"
'Get the physical path to the file.
FilePath = MapPath("D:\Files\myFile.xls")
'Write the file directly to the HTTP content output stream.
Response.WriteFile(FilePath)
Response.End()

End Sub

When I debug it I get this message.
Invalid path for MapPath 'D:\Files\myFile.xls'. A virtual path is expected. Any idea?
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

If you look at the example on the microsoft site I provided, or do a little reasearch, you'll see that the content-type must be set, that the buffer
most likely needs to be cleared and that the response must be ended right after...

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C**********************************@microsof t.com...

Ok. I put my files in a different drive. And changed
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") to
Response.WriteFile("D:\ Files\myFile.xls")
But I could not see excel file in the browser anymore, lost of garbage?

What

is problem?
"Marina" wrote:

> I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
> Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.
>
> "JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > Perfect. I have one more problem.
> > Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file

name in

> the
> > address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check

other

> file
> > names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not

C#.) > >
> >
> > "Karl Seguin" wrote:
> >
> > > How about:
> > > if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) { > > > Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
> > > }
> > >
> > > Karl
> > >
> > > --
> > > MY ASP.Net tutorials
> > > http://www.openmymind.net/
> > >
> > >
> > > "JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I am using this to open an excel file:
> > > > Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> > > > How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error > page.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jim.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

[JIM.H.]

mmmm. it seems it requires me to add excel file to my project, I have many
files and folders, I can not do that, if that is the requirement, is there
any other way not to show address bar on the screen?

"JIM.H." wrote:

I was trying to find a way to solve the problem without creating a new page.
Here is my new web form and page_load code.

BinaryData.aspx.vb:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim FilePath As String
'Set the appropriate ContentType.
Response.ContentType = "Application/x-msexcel"
'Get the physical path to the file.
FilePath = MapPath("D:\Files\myFile.xls")
'Write the file directly to the HTTP content output stream.
Response.WriteFile(FilePath)
Response.End()

End Sub

When I debug it I get this message.
Invalid path for MapPath 'D:\Files\myFile.xls'. A virtual path is expected.
Any idea?
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

If you look at the example on the microsoft site I provided, or do a little
reasearch, you'll see that the content-type must be set, that the buffer
most likely needs to be cleared and that the response must be ended right
after...

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C**********************************@microsof t.com...

Ok. I put my files in a different drive. And changed
Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") to
Response.WriteFile("D:\ Files\myFile.xls")
But I could not see excel file in the browser anymore, lost of garbage?

What

is problem?
"Marina" wrote:

> I think you can configure IIS to not serve up certain file types.
> Another solution is to move the files outside the virtual directory.
>
> "JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:94**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > Perfect. I have one more problem.
> > Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls") open files and I see file name

in

> the
> > address bare. so if user is clever enough they will type and check

other

> file
> > names. What should I do? (I am using visual basic by the way. not C#.)
> >
> >
> > "Karl Seguin" wrote:
> >
> > > How about:
> > > if (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath("/Files/myFile.xls"))) {
> > > Response.Redirect("/Files/myFile.xls");
> > > }
> > >
> > > Karl
> > >
> > > --
> > > MY ASP.Net tutorials
> > > http://www.openmymind.net/
> > >
> > >
> > > "JIM.H." <JI**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:8A**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I am using this to open an excel file:
> > > > Response.Redirect(http://myServer/Files/myFile.xls)
> > > > How should I check if the file available first to get rid of error
> page.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jim.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>