The Background:
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1. A user clicks on a Menu 'List of Employees' and my menu.aspx page redirects him to 'ListofEmployees.aspx'.
2. In this page, I ask for From-To Employee No. range e.g. say 125 to 167.
3. I Then access database, use dataset, sqldataadapter *.rpt etc. and create a crystal report.
4. Here, itself, I export this report to Acrobat pdf file which is created in a \ZTemp directory on the server as say ListEmp.pdf.
5. Then I use following code:

        Me.Response.ClearContent()
        Me.Response.ClearHeaders()
        Me.Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"
        Me.Response.WriteFile(strDiskPrintImageFileName)
        Me.Response.Flush()
        Me.Response.Close()

   This code correctly displays the report in acrobat reader which is opened in the same browser window ('ListofEmployees.aspx') and I am able to do many things such as search, print, save file to local disk etc.

BUT, THIS SPOILS MY 'ListofEmployees.aspx' WINDOW.

The Problem:
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1. I want to Open a new window just before sending this report and display this report in a new window so that I have my original From-To range window as a parent window and report(*.pdf) window as a child window.

2. The user then can close child window(*.pdf) and return to parent window to give another range.

How to do this?
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Hi,
Use following code
Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition","attachment;filename="& strFileName)
Response.WriteFile(LStrPath)
Response.End (Very Important to End)

Hopefuly will work

Amit

Hi Amit,

Thanks for your help. But, I still face a problem.
While the code given by you works for saving a file, when I click on Open Button(Open-Save-Cancel are three buttons displayed), it says that the file could not be opened and it forces me to save it.

I have checked that the acrobat plug-in is wery much there.

So where is the problem.

Regards,
Dilip Nagle

Hi Dilip,

Is saved PDF file opening in Acrobat properly?
check the path for file location.It should not give problem in opening.

regards
Amit

Hi Amit,

I too tried giving the same. its not opening in new window its opening in the same window.

Please help.Very urgent.

Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/x-msexcel";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=Report.xls");
Response.WriteFile(strReportFile);
Response.End();

This may work :-

oStream = (MemoryStream)objSr.ExportToStream(CrystalDecision s.Shared.ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat);

Response.ClearContent();
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.Buffer= true;
Response.ContentType = "Application/PDF";
Response.BinaryWrite(oStream.ToArray());
Response.Flush();
Response.Close();