[SOLVED] 'http:/***.168.**.8:***/UploadedFiles/CustomerKYC/Photo/134_26581.jpg' is not a valid virtual path

Issue

I am getting the exception http:/.168.11.8:/UploadedFiles/CustomerKYC/Photo/134_26581.jpg’ is not a valid virtual path when I write either WriteFile or TranferFile in the following code. Please give me a code fix.

    Response.Clear();
    Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
    Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "filename=" +NavigateURLID.Value);
    Response.WriteFile(Server.MapPath(url));
    Response.Flush();
    Response.End();

I need the file from the url to be downloaded. They are all image files only(jpg)

Solution

I found out the answer after searching in Internet. The code is.

    WebClient req=new WebClient();
    HttpResponse response = HttpContext.Current.Response;
    response.Clear();
    response.ClearContent();
    response.ClearHeaders();
    response.Buffer= true;
    response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename=\"" +strURL + "\"");
    byte[] data=req.DownloadData(strURL);
    response.BinaryWrite(data);
    response.End();

Answered By – Anand Raj

Answer Checked By – Candace Johnson (BugsFixing Volunteer)