Enabling File Downloads from ASP.NET GridView Using a Generic HTTP Handler

Directly initiating file downloads from client-side AJAX requests is generally not feasible because AJAX is primarily designed for asynchronous data exchange, typical expecting text-based responses or JSON, not binary file streams that trigger a browser's download prompt. For this reason, when needing to offer file downloads from an ASP.NET Gri ...

Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:06:21 +0000 by johnnyboy16