First we create System.IO.FileInfoobject providing the complete file path, which will give us the file length. The code contains the basic logic of File Download in ASP.NET, which will not give end-user any hint of the location of the file.
When the function provided is called on the click of a download button, a similar window as shown below opens asking the user to Open, Save or Cancel.Ĭlicking Open or Save will result in start of download whereas Cancel will stop/fail the download.Ī user can Cancel the Download even after Open or Save click, which needs to be tracked. I hope this solution will help others struggling with a similar problem. Then I came up with this solution after reading an article on transferring file in small packets. After searching for the solution, I found that there is no such article related to a similar problem. While working on an e-commerce project, I had a requirement to implement such a functionality where the success/failure of the download can be tracked. So this article will help in tracking such status of download. But for failure download, the user should be able to download it again or the download count should remain the same. If a download is successful, it should update the record which will indicate to the user that he has already downloaded the file or increment the download count by 1.
In an e-commerce system, the user may have a limited number of downloads allowed which is one in most of the cases. For a download option, there can be two scenarios: In an e-commerce system, it is very important to keep track of status of download. It will be useful especially in an e-commerce system that offers downloadable product option.
#Download aspx file how to
This article demonstrates how to provide download of a file in ASP.NET along with tracking its success and failure.
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