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seedg
seedg

Reputation: 21935

Create a text file with MIME type application/octet-stream

I need to create a text file with mime type application/octet-stream.

With the following c# code:

string[] text = P_Data.M_Content.Split(',');
System.IO.File.WriteAllLines(@"c:\temp.txt", text);

This code generates a physical file on the server. However, the mime type is text/plain.

I need to modify this code in order to create a file with mime type application/octet-stream

Any ideas how this can be achieved?

EDIT This is the request from the GUI (ExtJS)

success: function(P_Response){
    var res = Ext.util.JSON.decode(P_Response.responseText);
    if(res == 'SUCCESS') window.location.href = 'myfile.txt';
    else alert('the error message');                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
},

By using this code, a popup window is opened to download the file if I create a .doc instead of a .txt

Upvotes: 1

Views: 9722

Answers (2)

paparazzo
paparazzo

Reputation: 45096

Only HTTP has a content type. You set it using this property.

HttpResponse.ContentType Property

Upvotes: 0

themanatuf
themanatuf

Reputation: 3130

If this is for a web application, you'll need to save your file as a binary file and then when the client requests it, you'll send the application/octet-stream as part of the HTTP headers.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.binarywriter.aspx

Upvotes: 2

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