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How do you save web server Image file to Client Hard drive

Trying to allow the client to save an image file from the web server when they are browsing website to their hard drive and choose a file name and where they save it!

but code below doesn't work as don't have permission to save to client disk.

Any ideas for alternative way please?

protected void ImageBtnDownload_Click(object sender, ImageClickEventArgs e)
{
string localFilename = @"c:\testfile.jpg";
using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
{
client.DownloadFile("http://www.yourwebsite.co.uk/images/test small.png","localFilename");
}
}

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stephenwilde

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Thank you for code but it failed when run on my development environment (windows and .net visual studio 2010)

Fails on (using png not jpg) ;
Response.Headers["Content-Type"] = "image/png";

with error:
This operation requires IIS integrated pipeline mode.

kaufmed

Change your application pool from "Classic" mode to "Integrated Pipeline".

stephenwilde

ASKER

Googled the term but could not find a suitable way to change settings

kaufmed

Select your project within Solution Explorer. Then hit F4 to bring up the Properties pane. Change the value of "Managed Pipeline Mode."

stephenwilde

ASKER

Thanks for going to the trouble of a screen grab

But my f4 brings up Project Properties and first line development server but under it is only one choice:

Always start when debugging

the other choices on your screen shot are not present, so cannot change managed pipeline mode

it is Visual studio 210 and a web project.

kaufmed

...and a web project.

Is it a web site or a web application?

stephenwilde

ASKER

website project in .net c#

kaufmed

I'll have to dig around on this one. I usually don't create web site projects, so I am not too familiar with them (as opposed to web applications). The Integrated Pipeline may not be available for those project types.

Regardless, the headers that I mention above are what you need to include in your response to the client. How you get them in there is the question at hand now.

stephenwilde

ASKER

Thanks

I did transfer code to web server and received the same error;

This operation requires IIS integrated pipeline mode

It is an old Windows server 2005

But not keen to change IIS settings in case it effects other websites hosted on the server.

stephenwilde

ASKER

Thanks for your help - Problem now solved - it is mixing .net 4 and IIS 6

So need to use another way to add Headers code was finally;

  string ImagePath = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/Images");
            string Filename = "test file small.png";
            string LocalFilename = ImagePath + "\\" + Filename ;
            FileInfo Imagefile = new FileInfo(LocalFilename) ;
            Response.Clear();
            Response.ClearHeaders();
            Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=" + Filename) ;
            Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", Imagefile.Length.ToString());
            Response.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/octet-stream");
            Response.WriteFile(LocalFilename);
            Response.End();

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stephenwilde

ASKER

Thanks

see my Final post re Add Headers - for solution if using different .net version / IIS