I'm using FreeTextBox and would like to save the text in a client file.

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Is it possible using ASP.Net to download text and save it in a file on the
client?

That is, open a dialog box asking where to save it and the fillename just
like a windows form program.

What is the mechanism to do the download?

I'm using FreeTextBox and would like to save the text on the client.

Is there some sample code that downloads that I can see?

Thanks
 
You should be able to force a download dialog using :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260519/en-us (content-disposition header).

Note thought that the user will freeely choose where and even if the content
should be saved (basically for safety reason only the user can decide if and
where the content should be saved).

As most often, some more details about your overall goal could help (for
example you won"t be able to automatically reload the saved content)
 
Patrice said:
You should be able to force a download dialog using :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260519/en-us (content-disposition header).

Note thought that the user will freeely choose where and even if the
content should be saved (basically for safety reason only the user can
decide if and where the content should be saved).

As most often, some more details about your overall goal could help (for
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After the user has created HTML markup using the FreeTextBox she will
probably want to save it on her machine.
No different than if she was using MS Word.
She could cut and paste into a Notebook file and save it that way, but
that's not convient.
FreeTextBox has a Text propety that returns the characters that need to be
sent for saving on the client.

I've done the code below in the past. I'd love for you to critique that!

But I don't know how to send when I have a string to send.

Thanks for your suggestion.
current.Response.SuppressContent = true;

current.Response.Clear();

current.Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";

current.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" +
file.Name);

current.Response.Flush();

current.Response.SuppressContent = false;

current.Response.WriteFile(file.FullName);

current.Response.Flush();
 
Mark Rae said:
What did FTB's technical support people tell you when you asked them...?
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Not sure why you thought I had asked but the truth is it never occured to me
that they would respond to a user of their free product.

You think they would?

Thanks
 
Guess when I was at the site I narrowly focused on: did I want it and
if so how to get it and propably didn't even notice that button.
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That is very common. Many of the questions answered there will be from
users, but the advice is as sound as posting anywhere else. In other words,
try it out and follow up if it fails, just like posting here.

Peace and Grace,

--
Gregory A. Beamer (MVP)

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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Gregory A. Beamer said:
That is very common. Many of the questions answered there will be from
users, but the advice is as sound as posting anywhere else. In other
words,
try it out and follow up if it fails, just like posting here.

Peace and Grace,

--
Gregory A. Beamer (MVP)

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

*******************************************
Click to expand...

Thanks for the help
 
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