Streaming a word doc to the browser...

[Stu]

Hi,

I have a Word document that is stored outside of the virtual server and I
need to send it to the browser. I have tried using the code below (which
seemed a little too simplistic!). The browser pops open a dialogue asking to
save a word doc but the doc is empty.
Dim f As File
f.Open("c:\test.doc", FileMode.Open)
'output file to the browser
Response.Clear()
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream; name=test.doc"
Response.AddHeader("content-transfer-encoding", "binary")
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=test.doc")
Response.ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(1251)
Response.Write(f)
f.Delete("c:\test.doc")

How to I route the document to the browser properly?

Thanks in advance,

Stuart

[Guillermo González A.]

Hi Stu,

Use Response.BinaryWrite instead Reponse.Write

Guillermo G.

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Guillermo González Arroyave :: MCP ASP.Net C# :: DCE4

"Stu" <s.****@cergis.com> wrote in message news:O2**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Hi,

I have a Word document that is stored outside of the virtual server and I
need to send it to the browser. I have tried using the code below (which
seemed a little too simplistic!). The browser pops open a dialogue asking to
save a word doc but the doc is empty.
Dim f As File
f.Open("c:\test.doc", FileMode.Open)
'output file to the browser
Response.Clear()
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream; name=test.doc"
Response.AddHeader("content-transfer-encoding", "binary")
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=test.doc")
Response.ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(1251)
Response.Write(f)
f.Delete("c:\test.doc")

How to I route the document to the browser properly?

Thanks in advance,

Stuart

[Stu]

That worked great thanks.
"Guillermo González A." <gugonzar(arroba)epm.net.co> wrote in message
news:Oi**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Hi Stu,

Use Response.BinaryWrite instead Reponse.Write

Guillermo G.
Guillermo González Arroyave :: MCP ASP.Net C# :: DCE4

"Stu" <s.****@cergis.com> wrote in message
news:O2**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Hi,

I have a Word document that is stored outside of the virtual server and I
need to send it to the browser. I have tried using the code below (which
seemed a little too simplistic!). The browser pops open a dialogue asking to
save a word doc but the doc is empty.
Dim f As File
f.Open("c:\test.doc", FileMode.Open)
'output file to the browser
Response.Clear()
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream; name=test.doc"
Response.AddHeader("content-transfer-encoding", "binary")
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=test.doc")
Response.ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(1251)
Response.Write(f)
f.Delete("c:\test.doc")

How to I route the document to the browser properly?

Thanks in advance,

Stuart