Returning a file to View/Download in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I\'m encountering a problem sending files stored in a database back to the user in ASP.NET MVC. What I want is a view listing two links, one to view the file and let the mim

Answer 1

Below code worked for me for getting a pdf file from an API service and response it out to the browser - hope it helps;

public async Task PrintPdfStatements(string fileName)
    {
         var fileContent = await GetFileStreamAsync(fileName);
         var fileContentBytes = ((MemoryStream)fileContent).ToArray();
         return File(fileContentBytes, System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Application.Pdf);
    }