Force download file (ASP)

Any file on a web server can be downloaded to the client. The IUSR_MACHINENAME (or Everyone) account needs read access to that file for it be be downloaded. MDAC 2.5 or later is needed for this to work - http://www.microsoft.com/data/download_250rtm.htm

JScript:

// clear buffer
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.Clear();
// path to file
var sFilePath = Server.MapPath("/path/to/file.pdf");
// attachment name (without extension), this will be what the name of the downloaded file will be
var sAttachName = "attachmentname";
// remove spaces, else file may not download
sAttachName = sAttachName.replace(/\s/g,"");
// create filesystem object
var oFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
// check if file exists
if(!oFSO.FileExists(sFilePath)){
	Response.Write('<strong>File does not exist. <a href="'+Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")+'">Go back</s>.</strong>');
	Response.End();
}
// get file
var oFile = oFSO.GetFile(sFilePath);
// get file size
var nFileSize = oFile.Size;
// get extension
var sExt = sFilePath.substring(sFilePath.lastIndexOf("."));
// download as attachment
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename="+sAttachName+sExt);
// add content length header (for showing progress of download)
Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", nFileSize); 
// set to always download by setting content type
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
// create stream
var oStream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream");
// open stream
oStream.Open;
// set type of stream to binary
oStream.Type = 1;
// load data from file into stream
oStream.LoadFromFile(sFilePath);
// send data to client
Response.BinaryWrite(oStream.Read);
// close stream and end output to client
oStream.Close;
Response.End();

VBScript:

Option Explicit
' declare variables
Dim sFilePath, sAttachName, oFSO, oFile, nFileSize, sExt, oStream
' clear buffer
Response.Buffer = True
Response.Clear
' path to file
sFilePath = Server.MapPath("/path/to/file.pdf")
' attachment name (without extension), this will be what the name of the downloaded file will be
sAttachName = "attachmentname"
' remove spaces, else file may not download
sAttachName = Replace(sAttachName," ","")
' create filesystem object
Set oFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' check if file exists
If oFSO.FileExists(sFilePath) = False Then
	Response.Write("<strong>File does not exist. <a href="""&Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")&""">Go back</s>.</strong>")
	Response.End
End If
' get file
Set oFile = oFSO.GetFile(sFilePath)
' get file size
nFileSize = oFile.Size
' clear file system object
Set oFile = Nothing
Set oFSO = Nothing
' get extension
sExt = Right(sFilePath, (Len(sFilePath) - InStrRev(sFilePath,".",-1,1) + 1) )
' download as attachment
Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition","attachment;filename="&sAttachName&sExt
' add content length header (for showing progress of download)
Response.AddHeader "Content-Length", nFileSize
' set to always download by setting content type
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream"
' create stream
Set oStream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
' open stream
oStream.Open
' set type of stream to binary
oStream.Type = 1
' load data from file into stream
oStream.LoadFromFile sFilePath
' send data to client
Response.BinaryWrite oStream.Read
' close stream and end output to client
oStream.Close
Set oStream = Nothing
Response.End

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