return binary content from within ASPX page

[michal januszczyk]

my aspx page gets binary data with ms-word file. (just
byte[] array). I want this data to send back to the
browser, but when i try to do this with the following
method:
byte[] binaryData =....
Response.BinaryWrite(binaryData);

the binary data is appended with some html header .
Obviously winword does not recognize the file format.

The question is:
How to reply the browser in a way, that it would
recognize the file format and open the file ?

Thanx for any suggestions
Michal Januszczyk

[Steve C. Orr, MCSD]

You're missing a few vital lines of code:

Response.ContentType = "application/ms-word";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline;filename=test.doc");

Response.OutputStream.Write(binaryData);

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
[url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]


"michal januszczyk" <michal_januszczyk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> my aspx page gets binary data with ms-word file. (just
> byte[] array). I want this data to send back to the
> browser, but when i try to do this with the following
> method:
> byte[] binaryData =....
> Response.BinaryWrite(binaryData);
>
> the binary data is appended with some html header .
> Obviously winword does not recognize the file format.
>
> The question is:
> How to reply the browser in a way, that it would
> recognize the file format and open the file ?
>
> Thanx for any suggestions
> Michal Januszczyk

[Louis Dascoulias]

Michal,
In a javascript function: window.open(.....).. Look it up to see the params.

Louis Dascoulias, AWS

"Michal Januszczyk" <michal_januszczyk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >You're missing a few vital lines of code:
> >
> >Response.ContentType = "application/ms-word";
> >Response.AddHeader("Content-
> >Disposition", "inline;filename=test.doc");
> >Response.OutputStream.Write(binaryData);

>
> Thanx !
> I still have another tiny problem I can't handle:
> I would like the returned content to be opened in new
> window. Is it somehow possible to specify this on aspx
> page ?
>