Question

Because this webservice is supposed to be consumed using an android device, based on what my friend had told me, he said the only way he have is to download a file and read from there.

This project is not going live, it is demonstrated on 1 computer. So the file can be saved in a C:\ folder, instead of a live server.

So right now I am trying to find a way to return a download file link, instead of the original XML format. The download link format I am looking for is .xml.

My web service is in this format:

I have Location.cs

public List<Locations> ws(string parameter)
{
List<Locations> abc = new List<Locations>();
// Over here I populate the abc list with objects.
return abc;
}

Answer 1

As far as ASp.NET and C# part is concered you can do something like this .

Whenever you have file data you should write it to file . And than just call this function passing path and file name you want to appear to other end .

//Forces Download/Save rather than opening in Browser//
  public static void ForceDownload(string virtualPath, string fileName)
  { 

    Response.Clear();
    Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=" + fileName);
    Response.WriteFile(virtualPath);
    Response.ContentType = "";
    Response.End(); 

  }