Download binaries larger than 20MB via ASP

[Micha³ Januszczyk]

I'm facing the folowing problem:

I have a very simple ASP (not aspx) page that is used to dowload binary
files.

//==========================================================
<%@ Language=JavaScript %>

<%
function GetBinaryFile( strFilePath )
{
var oStream;
oStream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream");
oStream.Open();
oStream.Type = 1; // 1 = Binary
oStream.LoadFromFile(strFilePath) // Retreive binary data from the file

return oStream.read //Return the binary data to the caller
}

var file2Return = "file.bin";
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "binary/octet-stream";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename="+file2Return); var fileLocation = Server.MapPath(file2Return); Response.BinaryWrite(GetBinaryFile(fileLocation));%>//==========================================================When the file to be dowloaded is more than 20 MB, the download fails.Previously, there was a limit at 4MB, but I found a setting responsible forthat(AspBufferingLimit). I've changed that to 100MB, but it helped only forfilessmaller than 20MB.What else is responsible for the constraint ??I'm running IIS 6 (Win2003 Server).The problem DOES NOT exist with IIS 5.1 (XP Pro) Please help Micha³ Januszczyk

 

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

I'm facing the folowing problem:

I have a very simple ASP (not aspx) page that is used to dowload
binary files.

http://www.aspsmart.com/scripts/aspSmartUpload/publigen/content/templates/show.asp?P=267&L=EN

 

[Micha³ Januszczyk]

http://www.aspsmart.com/scripts/aspSmartUpload/publigen/content/templates/show.asp?P=267&L=EN

quote:
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Using IIS 6: If you get the above error when you click on an attachment, the
attachment is larger than IIS is configured to allow. Change the
AspBufferingLimit setting in Metabase.xml to a larger size. The default
value is 4194304, which is about 4 MB. Change this to whatever limit is
reasonable for the types of files your users will be attaching.
//======================

However, I've already changed this (AspBufferingLimit) to very big value
(~100MB) , and I was able to download files bigger than 4 MB (original
AspBufferingLimit setting) but not larger than 20MB.
I'm asking how to increase this 20MB constraint.

Regards,
Micha³ Januszczyk

 

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

http://www.aspsmart.com/scripts/aspSmartUpload/publigen/content/templates/show.asp?P=267&L=EN


quote:
//====================
24)

Using IIS 6: If you get the above error when you click on an
attachment, the attachment is larger than IIS is configured to allow.
Change the AspBufferingLimit setting in Metabase.xml to a larger
size. The default value is 4194304, which is about 4 MB. Change this
to whatever limit is reasonable for the types of files your users
will be attaching. //======================

However, I've already changed this (AspBufferingLimit) to very big
value (~100MB) , and I was able to download files bigger than 4 MB
(original AspBufferingLimit setting) but not larger than 20MB.
I'm asking how to increase this 20MB constraint.

The formatting of your original message made it very hard to read, so I
missed where you said that.

I don't know the answer to your questtion. I suggest posting to
..inetserver.iis if you don't receive an answer here.

You may need to resort to ftp. 20 MB is not a file I would be using ASP to
handle. You really don't want to be tying up a thread for the length of time
it would take to transfer a file of this size.

Bob Barrows

 

[Roland Hall]

in message
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: >
http://www.aspsmart.com/scripts/aspSmartUpload/publigen/content/templates/show.asp?P=267&L=EN
:
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: quote:
: //====================
: 24)
:
: Using IIS 6: If you get the above error when you click on an attachment,
the
: attachment is larger than IIS is configured to allow. Change the
: AspBufferingLimit setting in Metabase.xml to a larger size. The default
: value is 4194304, which is about 4 MB. Change this to whatever limit is
: reasonable for the types of files your users will be attaching.
: //======================
:
: However, I've already changed this (AspBufferingLimit) to very big value
: (~100MB) , and I was able to download files bigger than 4 MB (original
: AspBufferingLimit setting) but not larger than 20MB.
: I'm asking how to increase this 20MB constraint.

Is this file already in a compressed format? And ditto on using FTP. It's
just as easy to point someone to an anonymous ftp site as using HTTP.

--
Roland Hall
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[Larry Bud]

I'm having exactly the same problem. Have you found a solution yet?

Peace
Lau

Are you sure it's not a timeout issue?