problem in downloading a file and refresh page

[shahidrasul]

i want to download a file which user select from gridview, downloading is completing without problem but after download i want to refresh my page because i do some changes in db .

but when refresh.redirect() occure it give me error that

can't redirect because headers have been sent



following are my code to download file

FDownLoadFile(objAttachmentInfo.FileName)
 
Response.Redirect(EditUrl("ItemId", ItemId, "Anonymous", "&tab=4"), False)
 
 
 
Sub FDownLoadFile(ByVal fileName As String)
            Try
                Dim filePath As String = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("picUploadPath")
                Dim objFile As New System.IO.FileInfo(filePath + fileName)
                Dim objResponse As System.Web.HttpResponse = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response
 
                If objFile.Exists Then                   
                    objResponse.ClearContent()
                    objResponse.ClearHeaders()
                    objResponse.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=""" & objFile.Name.ToString() & """")
                    objResponse.AppendHeader("Content-Length", objFile.Length.ToString())
                    objResponse.ContentType = DownloadFile.GetContentType(objFile.Extension.Replace(".", ""))
                    DownloadFile.WriteFile(objFile.FullName)
                Else
                    lb_attachment_status.Text = "File not exist."
                    Exit Sub
                End If
            Catch ex As Exception
                ProcessModuleLoadException(Me, ex)               
            End Try
        End Sub
 

 Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Security
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Imports System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
 
 
Namespace PLM.Modules.PLMAttachment
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Summary description for DownloadFile
    ''' </summary>
    '''
    Public Class DownloadFile
        Public Sub New()
            '
            ' TODO: Add constructor logic here
            '
        End Sub
 
        Public Shared Function GetContentType(ByVal extension As String) As String
            Dim contentType As String
            If extension.ToLower() = "txt" Then
                contentType = "text/plain"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "htm" OrElse extension.ToLower() = "html" Then
                contentType = "text/html"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "rtf" Then
                contentType = "text/richtext"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "jpg" OrElse extension.ToLower() = "jpeg" Then
                contentType = "image/jpeg"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "gif" Then
                contentType = "image/gif"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "bmp" Then
                contentType = "image/bmp"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "mpg" OrElse extension.ToLower() = "mpeg" Then
                contentType = "video/mpeg"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "avi" Then
                contentType = "video/avi"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "pdf" Then
                contentType = "application/pdf"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "doc" OrElse extension.ToLower() = "dot" Then
                contentType = "application/msword"
            ElseIf extension.ToLower() = "csv" OrElse extension.ToLower() = "xls" OrElse extension.ToLower() = "xlt" Then
                contentType = "application/x-msexcel"
            Else
                contentType = "application/octet-stream"
            End If
            Return contentType
        End Function
 
        Public Shared Sub WriteFile(ByVal strFileName As String)
            Dim objResponse As System.Web.HttpResponse = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response
            Dim objStream As System.IO.Stream = Nothing
            Try
                objStream = New System.IO.FileStream(strFileName, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read, System.IO.FileShare.Read)
                WriteStream(objResponse, objStream)
                objStream.Close()                
            Catch ex As Exception
                objResponse.Write("Error : " & ex.Message)
            Finally
                If objStream Is Nothing Then
                    objStream.Close()
                End If
            End Try
        End Sub
 
        Private Shared Sub WriteStream(ByVal objResponse As HttpResponse, ByVal objStream As Stream)
            Dim bytBuffer As Byte() = New Byte(9999) {}
            Dim intLength As Integer
            Dim lngDataToRead As Long
            Try
                lngDataToRead = objStream.Length
                While lngDataToRead > 0
                    If objResponse.IsClientConnected Then
                        intLength = objStream.Read(bytBuffer, 0, 10000)
                        objResponse.OutputStream.Write(bytBuffer, 0, intLength)
                        objResponse.Flush()
                        ' TODO: NotImplemented statement: ICSharpCode.SharpRefactory.Parser.AST.VB.ReDimStatement
                        lngDataToRead = lngDataToRead - intLength
                    Else
                        lngDataToRead = -1
                    End If
                End While
            Catch ex As Exception
                objResponse.Write("Error : " & ex.Message)
            Finally
                If objStream Is Nothing Then
                    objStream.Close()
                    objResponse.Flush()
                End If
            End Try
        End Sub
 
    End Class
End Namespace

if i write refresh.redirect() line before download file, downloading without error but not refresh.



Can anybody give me solution for this problem

Thanks Advance

[Frinavale]

You have to keep the ASP page life cycle in mind when developing web applications.

• A request is made for a page or resource
• The Page Load occurs
• The Event that caused the request occurs
• The Page is sent to the browser
• Everything is unloaded.

So, what's happening in your case is the user is requesting a file, the page loads file and then sends it as a response back to the page so that the file can be downloaded.

Since the data has been sent to the browser, how is the server supposed to tell the browser to redirect?

That's why you're getting the error.

You're going to have to look into having the page make another request back to the server once the file is finished downloading.

I have no idea how to do this.

Does the page have to be redirected After the file is downloaded? Or can it be redirected While the file is downloading?

-Frinny