ASP download for PDF files not working

[Astra]

Hi All

The following ASP routine allows me to force a PDF file to download rather
than show up in IE:

Response.ContentType = "application/asp-unknown" ' arbitrary

Response.AddHeader "content-disposition","attachment; filename=" & theFile

Set adoStream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")

adoStream.Open()

adoStream.Type = 1

adoStream.LoadFromFile(thePath)

Response.BinaryWrite adoStream.Read()

adoStream.Close

Set adoStream = Nothing

Response.End

This works fine for 250KB - 500KB PDF files, but I've just uploaded a 6MB
file and it simply doesn't seem to do anything. The code does nothing which
in turn means that the standard Save dialogue box can't find the file.

Any ideas on what I can do?

Rgds

Robbie

 

[Jeff Cochran]

Hi All

The following ASP routine allows me to force a PDF file to download rather
than show up in IE:

Response.ContentType = "application/asp-unknown" ' arbitrary

Response.AddHeader "content-disposition","attachment; filename=" & theFile

Set adoStream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")

adoStream.Open()

adoStream.Type = 1

adoStream.LoadFromFile(thePath)

Response.BinaryWrite adoStream.Read()

adoStream.Close

Set adoStream = Nothing

Response.End

This works fine for 250KB - 500KB PDF files, but I've just uploaded a 6MB
file and it simply doesn't seem to do anything. The code does nothing which
in turn means that the standard Save dialogue box can't find the file.

Any ideas on what I can do?

How do you know it does nothing?

Jeff