C# WPF - webbrowser control download without dialog box

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In a WPF project I use the method

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webBrowser.Navigate(strUrl);

to get a PNG picture from the server. Following dialog appears:

"File download" / "Do you want to open or save this file?"

How to get rid of this dialog by dowloading the picture silently?

What I have tried:

I've tried to use some Registry settings in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl
such as "FEATURE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT_META_CONTROL" and so long ...

Posted 2-Apr-19 23:24pm

Leo Chapiro

Updated 3-Apr-19 0:18am

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TheRealSteveJudge · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-03T00:18:00

Solution 1

Why not using the System.Net.WebClient?

e.g.

var webClient = new WebClient();
webClient.DownloadFile(new Uri("http://www.google.de//images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png"), @"c:\temp\google.png");

will download the Google logo and save it as google.png on your hard drive without asking any questions.

Posted 3-Apr-19 0:18am

TheRealSteveJudge

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Leo Chapiro 3-Apr-19 7:51am

Thank you for the answer! I need to SHOW this picture in the WebBrowser control. This control is basically the simple IE window, that can both things: download AND show the picture.
The idea to use WebClient is nice (+1) but not exactly what I need :(

TheRealSteveJudge 3-Apr-19 8:07am

You're welcome. I just tried this:

MyWebBrowser.Navigate("http://www.google.de//images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png");

and it showed the Google logo in the web browser control without any dialogue.

Leo Chapiro 3-Apr-19 10:58am

Yes, I have this problem only on some systems: it may be a strange Registry setting but I cannot find which exactly ...

Richard Deeming 4-Apr-19 11:38am

Do you really need to show it in a WebBrowser control? Or do you just want to show it somehow?

Both the WPF Image control and the BitmapImage class can load images directly from a URL.

Eg:

<Image Source="http://www.google.de/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" />

Leo Chapiro 5-Apr-19 4:21am

Thank you, Richard! Nice idea, I will try it!