Download .pdf from SQL Server database

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I am developing a web application. In this application a user can upload and download a file .pdf and stored in Sql Server as binary.I show the list of files in a gridview. When user clicks on a download button in gridview it can be downloaded the file on client side.

Can some one help me.

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bandroid

Posted 5-Sep-11 21:38pm

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Sudhir Kumar Srivastava lko 6-Sep-11 3:46am

i think, you should save the file in root directory of your application instead of saving in Database

bandroid 6-Sep-11 4:38am

if i save the file in root directory, can i see an example source code in vb.net ?
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"Hope this link will help u" http://imar.spaanjaars.com/414/storing-uploaded-files-in-a-database-or-in-the-file-system-with-aspnet-20[^]

Posted 5-Sep-11 22:03pm

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-05T21:45:00

I do it like this: I have a table in my page, to which I add all the relevant file names from my DB.
An ASPX control then handles the download for me, based on the row index from the DB.

Page Load event handler:

C#

Dictionary<string, Guid> downloads = GetDownloadList();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, Guid> file in downloads)
    {
    sb.Append("<tr><td>");
    sb.Append(file.Key);
    sb.Append("</td></tr>");
    HtmlTableRow row = new HtmlTableRow();
    HtmlTableCell cell = new HtmlTableCell();
    cell.InnerHtml = "<a href=\"wm5ftdl.aspx?file=" + file.Value + "\" target=\"_blank\">" + file.Key + "</a>";
    row.Cells.Add(cell);
    tbDownloads.Rows.Add(row);
    }

wm5ftdl.ASPX file:

XML

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="wm5ftdl.aspx.cs" Inherits="wm5ftdl" %>

<%
    // Send a download file to the client given the filename.
    string guid = Request.QueryString["file"];
    string fileName = "ERROR";
    byte[] data = new byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
    string strCon = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["DownloadDatabase"].ConnectionString;
    using (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection con = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(strCon))
        {
        con.Open();
        string strcmd = "SELECT [iD] ,cn.[fileName],[description] ,[dataContent] ,[version] " +
                        "FROM dlContent cn " +

                        "WHERE cn.iD=@ID";
        using (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand cmd = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(strcmd, con))
            {
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ID", guid);
            using (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader r = cmd.ExecuteReader())
                {
                if (r.Read())
                    {
                    fileName = (string) r["filename"];
                    data = (byte[]) r["dataContent"];
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    Response.Clear();
    Response.AddHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
    Response.AddHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Description", "File Download");
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/force-download");
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Transfer-Encoding", "binary\n");
    Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=" + fileName);
    Response.BinaryWrite(data);
    //Response.WriteFile("wm5ftdata/" + fileName);
    Response.End();
%>