WebClient Problems

[bgates1970]

I'm trying to open a server side MS-Word document and present it client side. I just want the word document to appear inside the browser or open up for viewing. When I run the code I'm prompted to "Open" or "Save" the file. If I "Save" the file it is the file that I requested but if I "Open" I get the following error: "This file could not be found. Try one or more of the following: * Check the spelling of the name of the document. * Try a different file name." Code: Dim _webClient As New System.Net.WebClient Dim sURI aAs String = "file://C:\test.doc" Dim theBuffer As Byte() = _webClient.DownloadData(sURI) With Page.Response .ClearContent() .ContentType = "application/msword" .AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachement;filename=test.doc") .OutputStream.Write(theBuffer, 0, theBuffer.Length) .End End With _webClient.Dispose() bgates1970

[Guffa]

Where is the document stored? If it's stored on the client computer, you can't load it that way. The file that you are trying to get with the DownloadData call is located on the server.

bgates1970 wrote:

If I "Save" the file it is the file that I requested

Have you verified the contents of the file that you saved? I think that you will find that it's not at all the document that you have saved, but the error message.

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[bgates1970]

The file I'm trying to load is located on the server (Windows 2003 SP1). I have verified that the file that I "saved" is indeed the same file. bgates

[Guffa]

Why on earth are you using a web request to open a file on the same server, then? Use the IO.File class to open it.

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