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Asked: June 11, 20262026-06-11T00:06:59+00:00 2026-06-11T00:06:59+00:00

I have a fileresult method in asp.net mvc4 that returns a report in an

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I have a fileresult method in asp.net mvc4 that returns a report in an excel file. Now how can i return an error message from this method if my conditions are not met !! Since we can only return a file from this method ?!
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    2026-06-11T00:07:01+00:00Added an answer on June 11, 2026 at 12:07 am

    You can change signature of action method to public ActionResult MyMethod() and return FileResult when ModelState.IsValid==true and ViewResult when ModelState.IsValid==false

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