GetDownloadFileURL

Description

Returns the URL for a file on the Web server.

Syntax

string GetDownloadFileURL (string serverFile, boolean open)

Argument

Description

serverFile

A string containing the name of the file on the application’s virtual file path on the Web server.

open

A boolean that determines whether to access the file in open mode or download mode. Values are:

Returns

String. Returns the URL of the file in ASCII format.

Usage

The open argument applies only if a Web Forms application user copies the returned URL in the current browser Address box or if you set a hyperlink in the current browser to the returned URL address.

Examples

Example 1

The following code places the URL for a text file in a MultiLineEdit box and includes it as a hyperlink in a StaticHyperLink control:

#if defined PBWEBFORM then
	string s
	s = GetDownloadFileUrl("c:\aaa.txt", false)
	mle_1.text += "~r~n" + s
	shl_1.url = s  //shl_1: static hyperlink
#end if

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