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Mike C
Mike C

Reputation: 1

MVC4 Redirect After File Download

I have an ActionResult method in my controller that returns a FileStreamResult for a download file scenario. After the file is downloaded, I would like to redirect the user to a different view. How can I best accomplish this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3146

Answers (2)

RPM1984
RPM1984

Reputation: 73112

There's no real easy way to do that, as file downloading is a client/browser thing.

There is a JavaScript technique mentioned here.

TLDR: Create a cookie on the client, override it in the file download (e.g delete it by setting a cookie with a past expiry), keep checking every so often on the client if the cookie is gone, when it is, do a redirect.

Upvotes: 0

Ufuk Hacıoğulları
Ufuk Hacıoğulları

Reputation: 38468

You can't do it. You can only return one response from your action and that will contain the file. You cannot also put a redirection header in it, best you can do is redirect first, then start the download.

Upvotes: 1

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