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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T10:13:25+00:00 2026-05-15T10:13:25+00:00

I have a ashx page handling file/attachment requests last line of code is System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response.WriteFile(filename)

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I have a ashx page handling file/attachment requests

last line of code is

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response.WriteFile(filename)

It ends up downloading a file called GetFile.ashx (which sounds like a page name but if I rename the .ashx to .zip it is actually the correct file…

Any reasons why this might be happening and how to stop it?

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    2026-05-15T10:13:25+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 10:13 am

    problem was solved needed to add a header value which set its filename and contenttype!

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