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AliAzra
AliAzra

Reputation: 919

File exists but download code throws FileNotFoundException

I want the user to be able to download .docx documents from a website. The file exists and path is correct because file exists is returning true, but in the view, browser says FileNotFoundException.

If I copy the error path and past into explorer address box, it opens the document.

public IActionResult DownloadDocument(int docID) 
{
    if (System.IO.File.Exists(@"C:\Users\Folder1\source\repos\Folder2\Folder3\Contents\Folder4\CustomerFeedback.docx"))
         return File(@"C:\Users\Folder1\source\repos\Folder2\Folder3\Contents\Folder4\CustomerFeedback.docx", "application/docx", "CustomerFeedback.docx");
}

Upvotes: 1

Views: 105

Answers (1)

SliverNinja - MSFT
SliverNinja - MSFT

Reputation: 31651

Try using the proper MIME type for DOCX - application/docx will not be served up by IIS as it's not a registered content type.

Content Type for DOCX: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4212908/175679

Upvotes: 2

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