How can I detect when a file download has completed in ASP.NET?

Question

I have a popup window that displays \"Please wait while your file is being downloaded\". This popup also executes the code below to start the file download. How can I close th

Answer 1

There is a solution where you can track the download status by transferring the file as smaller packets and check whether all the packets have been transferred. The solution is not mine but you can find it here: File Download in ASP.NET and Tracking the Status of Success/Failure of Download

//Function for File Download in ASP.Net in C# and 
//Tracking the status of success/failure of Download.
private bool DownloadableProduct_Tracking()
{
//File Path and File Name
string filePath = Server.MapPath("~/ApplicationData/DownloadableProducts");
string _DownloadableProductFileName = "DownloadableProduct_FileName.pdf";

System.IO.FileInfo FileName = new System.IO.FileInfo(filePath + "\\" + _DownloadableProductFileName);
FileStream myFile = new FileStream(filePath + "\\" + _DownloadableProductFileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);

//Reads file as binary values
BinaryReader _BinaryReader = new BinaryReader(myFile);

//Ckeck whether user is eligible to download the file
if (IsEligibleUser())
{
//Check whether file exists in specified location
if (FileName.Exists)
{
    try
    {
    long startBytes = 0;
    string lastUpdateTiemStamp = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(filePath).ToString("r");
    string _EncodedData = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(_DownloadableProductFileName, Encoding.UTF8) + lastUpdateTiemStamp;

    Response.Clear();
    Response.Buffer = false;
    Response.AddHeader("Accept-Ranges", "bytes");
    Response.AppendHeader("ETag", "\"" + _EncodedData + "\"");
    Response.AppendHeader("Last-Modified", lastUpdateTiemStamp);
    Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=" + FileName.Name);
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", (FileName.Length - startBytes).ToString());
    Response.AddHeader("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
    Response.ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;

    //Send data
    _BinaryReader.BaseStream.Seek(startBytes, SeekOrigin.Begin);

    //Dividing the data in 1024 bytes package
    int maxCount = (int)Math.Ceiling((FileName.Length - startBytes + 0.0) / 1024);

    //Download in block of 1024 bytes
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < maxCount && Response.IsClientConnected; i++)
    {
        Response.BinaryWrite(_BinaryReader.ReadBytes(1024));
        Response.Flush();
    }
    //if blocks transfered not equals total number of blocks
    if (i < maxCount)
        return false;
    return true;
    }
    catch
    {
    return false;
    }
    finally
    {
    Response.End();
    _BinaryReader.Close();
    myFile.Close();
    }
}
else System.Web.UI.ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, GetType(),
    "FileNotFoundWarning","alert('File is not available now!')", true);
}
else
{
System.Web.UI.ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, GetType(), 
    "NotEligibleWarning", "alert('Sorry! File is not available for you')", true);
}
return false;
}