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  • R Ravi Bhavnani

    Agweet wrote:

    i haven't tried a different path yet. is there anyway i can get this download to work.

    Isn't that a bit like going to the doctor and asking him to cure you but refusing to follow his advice? :confused: /ravi

    My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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    Luc Pattyn
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    it may be OK to ask for advice, then not follow it. However asking again is a bit weird, yes. :)

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      it may be OK to ask for advice, then not follow it. However asking again is a bit weird, yes. :)

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      Luc Pattyn wrote:

      it may be OK to ask for advice, then not follow it. However asking again is a bit weird, yes.

      You've clearly not handled technical support calls from idiots non-technical users!

      Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        Luc Pattyn wrote:

        it may be OK to ask for advice, then not follow it. However asking again is a bit weird, yes.

        You've clearly not handled technical support calls from idiots non-technical users!

        Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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        well, 1. i am not an idiot, and that was not truly called for, but anyways, 2. i did however try a new path after i posted reply, no change, still get the error. is it a permissions issue with the server accessing the local file? or is there something else i am missing? living life on the flip side

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          Luc Pattyn wrote:

          it may be OK to ask for advice, then not follow it. However asking again is a bit weird, yes.

          You've clearly not handled technical support calls from idiots non-technical users!

          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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          Luc Pattyn
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          OriginalGriff wrote:

          You've clearly not handled technical support calls from non-technical users!

          I seem to find ways that ensure they don't come back... :laugh:

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            well, 1. i am not an idiot, and that was not truly called for, but anyways, 2. i did however try a new path after i posted reply, no change, still get the error. is it a permissions issue with the server accessing the local file? or is there something else i am missing? living life on the flip side

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            Are you able to manually (i.e. thru the Windows UI) create a file with the same path name? That would help identify if it's a permissions issue. /ravi

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              well, 1. i am not an idiot, and that was not truly called for, but anyways, 2. i did however try a new path after i posted reply, no change, still get the error. is it a permissions issue with the server accessing the local file? or is there something else i am missing? living life on the flip side

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              Ravi Bhavnani
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              Just for grins, does this work any better?

              WebClient wc = new WebClient();
              wc.DownloadFile ("http://.../foo.jpg", @"C:\MyFolder\foo.jpg");

              You may want to save the image to your user's application data path (to which you have write access). /ravi

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                OriginalGriff wrote:

                You've clearly not handled technical support calls from non-technical users!

                I seem to find ways that ensure they don't come back... :laugh:

                Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

                Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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                OriginalGriff
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                Please oh great one! Tell me your secrets! :laugh: [edit]"oh", you clumsy typist Griff, "oh" - not "of"[/edit]

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                • A Agweet

                  well, 1. i am not an idiot, and that was not truly called for, but anyways, 2. i did however try a new path after i posted reply, no change, still get the error. is it a permissions issue with the server accessing the local file? or is there something else i am missing? living life on the flip side

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Agweet wrote:

                  i am not an idiot, and that was not truly called for

                  I'm sorry - did I call you an idiot? If you look at the threads, I was talking to Luc, and making a generic comment about technical support phone calls. Trust me, if I wanted to insult you, you would know all about it! :laugh:

                  Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • R Ravi Bhavnani

                    Just for grins, does this work any better?

                    WebClient wc = new WebClient();
                    wc.DownloadFile ("http://.../foo.jpg", @"C:\MyFolder\foo.jpg");

                    You may want to save the image to your user's application data path (to which you have write access). /ravi

                    My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                    Agweet
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                    Hi Ravi, thanks for the reply, i tried downloading the file to the users application data but still get the error.

                    living life on the flip side

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                    • A Agweet

                      Hi All, i am trying to download a file from my website on my server, but i keep getting a error: Access to the path 'c:\ImageName.gif' is denied. this is my code i am using: using (WebClient wcDownload = new WebClient()) { try { webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://www.XXXXXXXXXXX.XX.XX/Images/" + strImgName); webRequest.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials; webResponse = (HttpWebResponse)webRequest.GetResponse(); Int64 fileSize = webResponse.ContentLength; strResponse = wcDownload.OpenRead("http://www.XXXXXXXXXXX.XX.XX/Images/" + strImgName); string strFolder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory); strLocal = new FileStream(strFolder + "\\" + strImgName, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.ReadWrite); int bytesSize = 0; byte[] downBuffer = new byte[2048]; while ((bytesSize = strResponse.Read(downBuffer, 0, downBuffer.Length)) > 0) { strLocal.Write(downBuffer, 0, bytesSize); } string strAlert = "alert('" + strImgName + " downloaded to " + strFolder + "');"; ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, Page.GetType(), "", strAlert, true); } finally { strResponse.Close(); strLocal.Close(); } } Any help is much appreciated. living life on the flip side

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                      johannesnestler
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                      Sorry, I have no solution for you. Just a question: Why don't you use WebClient.DownloadFile for downloading the image? Anyway, your code seems to be correct... P.S. Have you heard about Path.Combine (because

                      +"\\"

                      doesn't look so good)

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                      • A Agweet

                        Hi Ravi, thanks for the reply, i tried downloading the file to the users application data but still get the error.

                        living life on the flip side

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                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                        Is is possible that the target file has already been opened (for exclusive read or write), thereby preventing it from being overwritten?  Although I think if that were the case you'd see a different exception. /ravi

                        My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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