asp.net ashx handler prompting download instead of displaying file

Question

I implemented a generic handler in my application which works great for images, but when I manually type the handler URL in the browser with the image\'s querystring it prom

Answer 1

If you store the ContentType as part of the files metadata, when you pull it back down your could use it.

theFile = GetFile(id)
context.Response.ContentType = theFile.Type;