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Hello everyone

I need to Download (in my WinForms application) a excel file (which is available in my project). I googled some tutorials on the subject, but I'm not found useful answer.I want this on a button click...(Like template download)..
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David Goebet 27-Aug-13 5:35am    
what do you mean with "download"?
David Goebet 27-Aug-13 5:37am    
you want to save an excel file you already have ?
ErBhati 27-Aug-13 5:41am    
yes i want to save an existing file on my desktop or any location
[no name] 27-Aug-13 5:46am    
Okay.... and? Why don't you go ahead and do that? If you have some sort of a problem, you have to tell us and describe it. We cannot read your mind to know what it is that you are trying to do.
ErBhati 27-Aug-13 5:55am    
i want give a option in my page that provide a data import faceility...I want provide a Template
for user..to import data...my Question is taht how user can download this template ...
means i give option to save template file on button click...

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Hi
please use savefiledialog to save excel file.

please check my below code

C#
if (saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
            {
                string sourcePath = Application.StartupPath;
                File.Copy(sourcePath + "\\filename.xls", saveFileDialog1.FileName);
            }


its work
 
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ErBhati 27-Aug-13 8:44am    
Thanks It works for me
Member 11629000 17-Sep-20 12:33pm    
Hey guys can you please help me out. when i run the solution i am able to download. but when i build the solution and try to download it is not able to access the path

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