Download pdf programmatically

Question

How can I download a PDF and store to disk using vb.NET or C#?

The URL (of the PDF) has some rediection going on before the final PDF is reached.

I tried the bel

Answer 1

You can also try the following code sample to download pdf files

 Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf"; 
 Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=Test_PDF.pdf"); 
 Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath("~/Files/Test_PDF.pdf")); 
 Response.End(); 

Answer 2

How might you be able to use client.downloadfile when the URL is pointing a "showdocument.aspx" page.

Example: https://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=246

Answer 3

You can try to use the WebClient (System.Net namespace) class to do this which will avoid any stream work on your side.

The following C# code grabs an IRS form and saves it to C:\Temp.pdf.

using(WebClient client = new WebClient())
{
    client.DownloadFile("http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf", @"C:\Temp.pdf");
}