How to return error message from FileResult method in asp.net MVC 4 application?

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I have a fileresult method in asp.net mvc4 that returns a report in an excel file. Now how can i return an error message from this method if my conditions are not met !! Since we can only return a file from this method ?! Thnks

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Kirill Bestemyanov · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-05 07:01:49Z

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You can change signature of action method to public ActionResult MyMethod() and return FileResult when ModelState.IsValid==true and ViewResult when ModelState.IsValid==false

answered Sep 5, 2012 at 7:01

Kirill Bestemyanov

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Ashkan Over a year ago

thnks Kirill , Actually I already solved my problem by returning a plain text which is not a good approach . But I didnt know I could return a file from a an ActionResult . Thnks .

dellos Over a year ago

What about returning FileResult with some notification message to show up?

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