working on a "downlad-module" within a larger website, i tried several methods for downloading-files to the user.
mabye some basic infos first:
the website runs on win server 2003, using sql server 2000-database; pages are written in classic asp. The idea behind is, that all possible download-files (flyers, brochures, some it-stuff.. means pdf, docs, exe, zip-files.. "standard-mixed-stuff, i would say) are of course stored outside the website-root and are uploaded using a cms.
for each file, the information is stored in a database (not the file itself). beside path and filename, also content-type, descriptiton, user-restrictions etc.
within the page, the user will than receive a list of possible download files.
by clicking on the link, i redirect to a "download.asp"-page, where i just want to start the download by sending the file to the user. so far - so bad :-)
i tried 2 free components (TabsUpload; aspSmartUpload)and also a simple response.BinaryWrite and here´s the problem: everything works fine, as long as i am messing round with other file formats than ZIP (!). I can use the system for downloading pdfs, exe, docs... but when i want to dl a zip-file, the system "hangs up" (only the browser wants to connect endlessly.. its not a crash, because i can stop it by using ESC-key)
one interesting thing:
when i use the the BinaryWrite-method, a file is downloaded - but of course not the zip file - it is a html-page with the wrong content-type ;-) using a text/hex-editor, you can find this error message: Response Buffer Limit Exceeded
possible solution for this would normaly be, to turn Response.Buffer = False
but, for using either binaryWrite or one of the components, Response.Buffer should be set to True, as far as i know...
The help is not very informative here, but it says, that it is possible to download files, by using the 'a' tag. What I am trying to do, is create a link, that the user clicks, which will download a file from the server. This works fine for most files, but for things like TXT and HTM, they open in the browser window. I want the 'Save As' dialog box to appear, instead.
If I use; Response.Write "<a href='http://mydomain/myfile.txt'>myfile</a>" I get the contents of myfile.txt displayed in the browser window. If I use; Response.Write "<a href='http://mydomain/myfile.mdb'>myfile</a>" I get the 'save file as' dialog box appear. How do I force the 'save file as' dialog box to appear for ALL files
I tried using the 'FileSystemObject' and using the 'Copy' method of GetFile. But this does not allow you to have a 'user defined' path to save the file (which is pretty obvious, as this is the server side)... Is there another function that I can use, or is there a property setting of the anchor tag, that I need to set
i m getting file not found error when iam trying to download a file with name "test..doc" the actual file name is "text." and the extension ".doc".does using DOT(.) got any limitations with file names? strangly in the development i was able to download such file with dots at the ending.
I'm developing a webpage in ASP and javascript for downloading s/w. I've set of files and when user clicks download I should zip all files and provide user to download .zip or .tar file. how should I do this?
why does %20 replaced with spaces in the file names iam trying to download? when i right click and save, the spaces are not replaced but when i click on the link and access through the http headers spaces are replaced with %20.
Moreover when i save file to the system, windows treats. "abc%20xyz.jpg" and "abc xyz.jpg" as a different files. why winodws is treating them as different file names?
I have this weird problem when downloading video files on my ASP/IIS. My download code seems to be working since i can download every file except for video file ext. particularly mov and mpg. The download dialog prompts with the right file size except that it doesnt recognize the header or content type of the file.
I am trying to download files from my database that I uploaded to it. I can download bmp, txt file but have not been able to d/l pdf files. I am able to d/l pdf files stored in the file system but not in the database. Any help would be great. Here is my code, I have hard coded the file to download for testing purposes.
We have numerous pages that allow users to download textfiles. To invoke the File Download Dialog, we use ASP, FSO and ADODB Stream. It worked fine in SP1. In SP2, however, once downloading is done, the window that opened the File Download Dialog automatically closes. Any idea what's causing this? Where can I find information on SP2 in relation to FSO and ADODB Stream?
I'm using Microsoft's ASPFileUpload routines and all works fine as long as my files are smaller than about 200K. For anything larger than about 210K, I get the following error:
Error Type: Request object, ASP 0104 (0x80004005) Operation not Allowed
On the .Upload method. Has anyone else experienced this problem with ASPFileUpload?
I try to do a multiple delete of files through FileSystemObject, but after deleting the first file, ASP gives me a "Permission denied" error. Below you see my code:
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") For Each Item in Request.Form("filename") delFile = path2 & "files" & Item fso.DeleteFile delFile Next
I have a virtual directory which I can access as Directory Browing has been enabled. Now if in Internet Explorer I open any Static content like HTMLs/SWF's they work fine. But when I try to open an ASP page it gives me a 404 'File not Found' Error. ASPX pages work fine though they are in a different sub folder.
I have checked the security settings and they are not hidden. Any ideas?
I've gotten mod_perl and apache::asp installed. But now whenever i try to access any of the examples asp scripts provided by apache:asp i get the following error.
I tested apache::asp by typing perl -MApache::ASP -e ''
i can view the default.htm page (samples page) but when i click on a sample .asp script i gives me the error below.
Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
I have a problem and it's pretty basic. I need to install PWS on a Windows NT Workstation 4.0 PC in college but cannot find a download just for PWS. I've done a search of the web and microsoft's download site and still no luck.
Installing IIS is not an option as Im technically not allowed to install anything and I'd rather it be PWS than a bigger and more noticeable IIS. I've heard that it comes on the Windows 98 disk but unfortuneatly I do not access to one.
Does anyone know of a link to download PWS? I've heard that it comes with an NT Option Pack aswell but can I just install PWS from this or will it change other settings?
I've been searching through google and different script sites to try and locate a script for simply downloading files(Small video clips) from an access database to my web page. But have been unable to find what I am looking for.
Do any of you guy's know of any good scripts. Don't need anything fancy just the basics.
I'm using Infomentum's ActiveFile to download files. My machine is running Windows'98 and IE 5.5. I'm able to download all kinds of files except PDF files. I'm using the components File.Download method as per the example available in the web site and the directory that contains the file has sufficient rights granted, surprisingly I'm able to download those PDF files through OPERA.
I did not get any error when I go to the download, instead a blank page was displayed.
I'm creating the Intranet for my company and in one of the parts of it I want that users to be able to upload and download files, however, I'm not sure what would be the best option/application to use for its creation. I need them specially for the uploading to be able to track when was the upload done, which user did it, and so on.
I have been using ASPs to create the website. Could I do this with ASPs ?
i want that user should listen the songs without downloading. there is link for every song when user click on the link the small popup will open and then song should start. but for that user dont have to download the song. please tell me it is possible or not or if possible then please tell me the code.
I am developing an app that has a reporting function which displays the non-PDF reports. One of the users wishes to have the reports saved to his machine as PDFs.
The app can convert the reports, and save to the server with no problem (uses a component for this). The problem is, figuring out how to save the reports to the client.
The ideal approach would be to have the app save the reports to his desktop, like some of those stupid casino sites save their shortcut links.
However, I would settle for just just being able to force the "download" dialog to display, instead of opening Acrobat when the app attempts to send the report to the client.
There any way to download files I'm keeping stored above the www folder for security
I'm thinking of the following : My script determines what file the user requests, checks their credentials, and then "forwards" the file from the non public directory to the user.
I want to use the information stored in an SQL database. There is a website with .asp pages that access it. I want to know if I can download the .asp files un-compiled so that I can see how they access the database or is there a way to see how the database is structured without getting the asp files?
I have a download function that allows a site visitor to download a file. It works when the page that calls the function, the function, and the file to download are all in the same folder. I want to be able to have the page that calls in one folder, the function in another folder and the file in a third. Any advice? Code that is working when all three are together:
Function doDownload (fileName) dim myAttachment myAttachment = "attachment; filename=" & fileName Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", myAttachment Response.ContentType = "application" response.BinaryWrite fileName
I have an asp script on a server. However whenever I link to the script, instead of running it, the browser displays a message saying. "You are downloading the file "filename" from "server name" Would you like to open this file or save it to your computer ?
i want to set mime type of an image which is available for download.i gave the link of following page from a wml page and try to download a jpeg file on mobile.
test.asp <% Response.contenttype="image/vnd.nok-wallpaper" response.redirect( "http://localhost/test/mustafa.jpg" ) %> but instead of redircting to jpg file andsetting its mime type , my fone download test.asp and says file formate unknown.
im trying to add a facility to upload and download files to and from my web site. The uploaded needs to be made available to be downloaded. Does anyone know the coding for this, as its being bugging me for weeks. I just cant find code anywere.
I'm developing a system for a person person to only be download the image once, but I have to allow for lose of connection for what ever reason. I've got the basic system working using SMS wap push.
I don't really want to give them a time window to download the item in as that leaves the possibility of them sharing with their friends, or not getting to download the image if the window expires.
What I want to do is use a querystring in the link to make the reference unique and flag in the DB when they've downloaded. Trouble is I can't figure out how to know when they've downloaded the image.
My train of thought has gone to getting some way to monitor how much of the image has been downloaded. Any one know how to do this? Or better yet anyone have any altrnative suggestions?
I am now working in a project where my client registers inmy site. after registering and the confirmation of the demand draft i will be sending him a link to the download of the product. till now the work is OK. but if in any case my client is not able to complete the downloading and if he wants to resume it in a later time, it is not possible.
bcas i am deleting his link immediately after request to download ( to avoid him fron forwarding the link to some one else). if i didnt delete his record some one else can also dwnload the same product from me.
I am using forms authentication to protect all content as described in the kb article below. http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;893662
This works fine except for files that are larger than about 40 or 50mb at which point the user gets a 404 error and the httperr log indicates connection_dropped status. This is a w2k3 server with SP1 and all security patches installed. Has anyone seen this before? I have been reading various posts online but none seem to fit this symptom. Also have tried tuning various meta-base properties to no avail.
I have a selection of MP3's on my website, (non-copyrighted of course), I have an asp page that list the directory of MP3's which then provides a link to another ASP page to force download the file.
Up until the weekend just gone, this worked fine, but now it only downloads a 0 byte file.
Obviously my code hasn't changed, so has anyone any other ideas whats gone wrong or another way the force download of a known mime type can be acheived.
