file download by calling .ashx page

Question

I\'m requesting .ashx page from Master page client side script (Jquery) which has a code to download a PDF file. When I debug it, I can see the execution of \"file download\

Answer 1

Your file is downloading, but you get it on javascript, on the data parameter of your call because you call it with Ajax.

You use a handler - so ajax not needed here, and the most easy thing to do using javascript is that:

window.location = "FileDownload.ashx?parametres=22";

or with a simple link as

  <a target="_blank" href="FileDownload.ashx?parametres=22" >download...</a>

Ah, and send the parameters via the url, you can not post them that way.

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