timcyberbanjo
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Hi,
I have a web app that downloads an mp3 file from SQL server. (code extract below). It works fine. It prompts the user for a filename on their workstation to save the file locally. What I have trouble with is getting the getting the dialog box to come up with a meaningful default name. It seems to be using the name of the function that it last called in ASP.net as the default file name to save it as.
Is is possible to give it a meaningful default file name (eg myfile.mp3) ?
Maybe this needs to be done with Javascript at the client end?
code extract::
(code behind the download button)...
I have a web app that downloads an mp3 file from SQL server. (code extract below). It works fine. It prompts the user for a filename on their workstation to save the file locally. What I have trouble with is getting the getting the dialog box to come up with a meaningful default name. It seems to be using the name of the function that it last called in ASP.net as the default file name to save it as.
Is is possible to give it a meaningful default file name (eg myfile.mp3) ?
Maybe this needs to be done with Javascript at the client end?
code extract::
(code behind the download button)...
VB.NET:
Dim ConnectionString_fileupload As String
Dim link As String
ConnectionString_fileupload = GetGlobalParameter("ConnectionString_fileupload")
Dim myConnection As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString_fileupload)
Dim id As Integer
Dim msg As String
Dim strFileName As String = "c:\test.mp3"
id = Session("PROGRAMID")
Dim SQLText As String
SQLText = "Select SoundFile1 from programs where program_id = " & id
Dim myCommand As New SqlCommand(SQLText, myConnection)
Try
myConnection.Open()
Dim myDataReader As SqlDataReader
myDataReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
Do While (myDataReader.Read())
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=" & strFileName)
Response.ContentType = "audio/mpeg3"
Try
Response.BinaryWrite(myDataReader.Item("SoundFile1"))
Catch ex As Exception
' it cannot read the sound file, it does not exist or something is weird about the file
Session("MSG") = "Cannot read sound file from database"
Session("RETURNLINK") = "ProgList.aspx?id=" & Session("PROGRAMORDER") & "&id2=0&id3=0"
Response.Redirect("responsemessage.aspx")
Exit Do
End Try
Loop
myConnection.Close()
' Response.Write("soundfile successfully retrieved!")
Catch SQLexc As SqlException
'Response.Write("Read Failed : " & SQLexc.ToString())
link = "EditionUpload6.apsx?id=" & Session("ID")
Response.Redirect(link)
End Try