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Goran Zooferic
Goran Zooferic

Reputation: 473

Image download from browser

I have a problem downloading an image from a web browser. I want to download the image directly, but instead it's opened in the browser. I'm using asp.net.

My HTML code:

<a href ="http://example.com/file/image.jpg" target="_blank" /> Download </a>

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2936

Answers (2)

m.edmondson
m.edmondson

Reputation: 30922

What you need to do here is to modify the HTTP headers to in a way that requests the browser to show the "File Dialog" box for your image instead of simply displaying it on screen.

To do this you need to modify the Content-Disposition header and set it to attachment. To do this in ASP.NET you can do the following:

Response.Clear()
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=somefilename")

but make sure you do this before you respond with the file.

You might also want to change the following:

Response.ContentType = "image/jpeg"

This will allow the browser to regonise and display the image icon in the File Dialog box. To finally send the file you would then call:

Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath("/myimage.jpg"));
Response.End();

However please realise all you are doing here is modifying what the server requests of the browser - it is not bound in anyway carry it out.

Upvotes: 4

Tjekkles
Tjekkles

Reputation: 5622

Try the following method (assuming you're using c#)

    Response.ContentType = "image/jpg";
    Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=myimage.jpg");
    Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath("/images/image.jpg"));
    Response.End();

Upvotes: 0

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