Outputing text file to response stream

[Mantorok]

Hi all

I have the contents of a text file that I would like to output to the
response stream, however IE thinks it is XML and comes up with and error,
here is the code:

Response.ContentType = "test/plain";
Response.OutputStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);

Response.End();


Any ideas?
Thanks
KEv

 

[Mantorok]

corrected:

 

[Mantorok]

That doesn't mean I've sorted it lol, just correcting the post...

 

[John Timney \(ASP.NET MVP\)]

Quick guess - shouldn't this read

Response.ContentType = "text/plain";

and not

Response.ContentType = "test/plain";

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Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

 

[Mantorok]

See my 2nd message.

Kev

Quick guess - shouldn't this read

Response.ContentType = "text/plain";

and not

Response.ContentType = "test/plain";

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

 

[John Timney \(ASP.NET MVP\)]

try adding a filename header

Response.ContentType = "text/plain";
Response.OutputStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", "inline;filename=temp.txt"

or change your content type to text/html

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Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

 

[Mantorok]

Excellent, I added the filename header and that worked. What is the
filename actually used for?

Thanks
Kev

 

[John Timney \(ASP.NET MVP\)]

Most browsers have no understanding of what text/plain actually is - so it
interprets the stream as something else. The filename simply tells it that
its a .txt file extension and the system should treat it accordingly.

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

 

[Mantorok]

Thanks for your help John.

Kev

Most browsers have no understanding of what text/plain actually is - so it
interprets the stream as something else. The filename simply tells it
that its a .txt file extension and the system should treat it accordingly.

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director