System.Web.HttpResponse.WriteFile Method

Writes the contents of the specified file directly to an HTTP response output stream as a memory block.

Syntax

public void WriteFile (string filename, bool readIntoMemory)

Parameters

filename
The name of the file to write into a memory block.
readIntoMemory
Indicates whether the file will be written into a memory block.

Remarks

When this method is used with large files, calling the method might throw an exception. The size of the file that can be used with this method depends on the hardware configuration of the Web server. For more information, see article 812406, "PRB: Response.WriteFile Cannot Download a Large File" on the tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=149903 Web site.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Web
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0