User should not able to download file

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Hi Dear Friends,

I have multiple files on web-server with different extension (e.g., .doc, .xls, .pdf, .mp3, .zip....).

Now, I want that if user access file name in link then that file should not be download, except the logged in user.

Example,
file name is "myfiles.zip"
link is http://www.mysite.com/myfiles.zip

So, if end user direct access http://www.mysite.com/myfiles.zip, then it should not download.

But if user is logged in the application then that file should download.

How to use in ASP.Net 2.0 and SQL 2005 ?

Please HELP me to resolve above issue.

Thanks in advance.

:-)

Rohit

Posted 30-Apr-10 2:20am

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Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury/Galib · Answer 1 · 2010-04-30T03:37:00

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hi,
Put your files (those you dont want to directly accesssible) under downloadfiles folder.
on web config put the codes given below,
<location path="downloadfiles">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <deny users="?"/>
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>
This section should be placed out side <system.web> section
Target file will download if user login.
Hope this will  help