Open binary content in word in asp.net

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Hi All,

In my application. I am saving pdf files in database in binary form. Now i want to get the binary content and make it open in Pdf or in Ms Word.

How i can do this? Do i need to do the binary conversion? I have no idea about it. I need your suggestions.

Thanks in advance

Posted 9-May-12 1:49am

NetMan2012

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-May-12 8:54am

Why "binary conversion"? What are you talking about?
--SA

NetMan2012 9-May-12 9:01am

I mean how can i get the data that is stored in db in binary format and make it open in Ms Word.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-May-12 17:21pm

Do you think MS Word is not binary (docx is a zipped set of XML files, basically)? What is not binary? There is no such thing. So, what is "binary conversion"?
If it's not relevant, what's the problem? Store the file content in DB, that's it.
--SA

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Ganesan Senthilvel · Answer 1 · 2012-05-10T08:03:00

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You can write the below code to achieve it:

VB

Response.Clear()
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=yourfile.pdf")
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"
Response.BinaryWrite(binaryData)
Response.End()

Posted 10-May-12 8:03am

Ganesan Senthilvel