Downloading a auto generated pdf file from controller in mvc3 using c#

Question

I am having a problem regarding downloading auto generated pdf file from controller.

I had created a pdf file and i wants it to download through browser.

My code is as follows-

 [pdf.IAMEViewPdf(this, null, "Voluntaryletter_pdf", Equiplist);]

here m generating a pdf, now I want to download it in the browser.

Thanks..

What is pdf ? What system/tool are you using to generate the PDF ? — marc_s
– marc_s, Commented Dec 22, 2012 at 8:35
We need more detail on that attribute. A snippet of the response output would be helpful as well. ADDITIONALLY, you need to define "problem" in much much much more detail than just "I have a problem". — Hardrada
– Hardrada, Commented Dec 22, 2012 at 9:36
Dear Hardrada, Here I am using itextsharp dll to generate PDF file. I succeed to generate PDF File but failed to download the same file through browser. — Vicky Kumar
– Vicky Kumar, Commented Dec 22, 2012 at 10:12
stackoverflow.com/questions/7307143/itextsharp-mvc-view-to-pdf — Hardrada
– Hardrada, Commented Dec 22, 2012 at 10:22

Codo · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-22 10:25:40Z

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When you have dynamically generated your PDF file, you probably have it in a byte array. Then just write (in the MVC controller):

byte[] pdfFile = ...;
return File(buffer, "application/pdf", "Voluntaryletter.pdf");

answered Dec 22, 2012 at 10:25

Codo

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