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Asked: 2026-05-29T09:26:55+00:00

I am trying to make a button, that when clicked, downloads a src defined

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I am trying to make a button, that when clicked, downloads a src defined pdf. The problem I have is when I make a button is that in IE it opens in an embeded reader instead of downloading it. I was advised to use a content-disposition header. I am running on a asp.net server, but I only know HTML, JS, and CSS. My question is how do I implement this?

This is what I think I am supposed to do:
In a file: example.html

<!-- begin document -->
<% 
some sort of asp.net code about content disposition goes here
%>
And then my html code goes here
<!-- end document -->

Is this the right idea?
And if so, what am I supposed to put for the asp.net code?

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  1. Editorial Team

    First create a index.html file:

    <html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
        <a href="get_pdf.aspx">Download PDF</a>
    </body>
</html>

    After, create a get_pdf.aspx:

    <%
    Response.Clear()
    Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=test.pdf")
    Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"
    Response.WriteFile("test.pdf")
    Response.Flush()
    Response.End()
%>

    And after put you pdf with the others files. You server folder ‘ll have the following files:

    • index.html
    • get_pdf.aspx
    • test.pdf
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