download a file in a background without Save As

[sunilj20]

Hello,

I have a requirement wherein, a user clicks on a file name in an
ASP.NET web application, and the file should automatically be
downloaded (Without showing the "Open", "Save As") in the local machine
at a pre defined path (path defined in the registry), and launch the
file in its associated application.

I think this can be done through ActiveX Controls, but i dont know how
to create ActiveX controls in .NET??

Can anyone give me any suggestions as to how one can achieve this??

Thanks in advance for help

Cheers

Sunil

[Henk Verhoeven]

hi

You can set the Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Or whatever MIME type you want to stream back of course

This should automatically launch the associated app on the client side

Henk
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Hello,

I have a requirement wherein, a user clicks on a file name in an
ASP.NET web application, and the file should automatically be
downloaded (Without showing the "Open", "Save As") in the local machine
at a pre defined path (path defined in the registry), and launch the
file in its associated application.

I think this can be done through ActiveX Controls, but i dont know how
to create ActiveX controls in .NET??

Can anyone give me any suggestions as to how one can achieve this??

Thanks in advance for help

Cheers

Sunil

[Ravi J]

Sunil,
What you are saying is basically a client side development. It has nothing
to do with ASP.NET or HTML. It's got more to do with browser.
Because of security, I do not think any browser will let you do it behind.

"Henk Verhoeven" wrote:

hi

You can set the Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Or whatever MIME type you want to stream back of course

This should automatically launch the associated app on the client side

Henk
<su******@msn.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...

Hello,

I have a requirement wherein, a user clicks on a file name in an
ASP.NET web application, and the file should automatically be
downloaded (Without showing the "Open", "Save As") in the local machine
at a pre defined path (path defined in the registry), and launch the
file in its associated application.

I think this can be done through ActiveX Controls, but i dont know how
to create ActiveX controls in .NET??

Can anyone give me any suggestions as to how one can achieve this??

Thanks in advance for help

Cheers

Sunil