Copy and download file when deploying application (Blazor)linkLink to this section

This guide demonstrates how to copy and download file when deploying application.

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1. Create new Blazor application.

2. Add desired file(s) in server folder [APP_NAME].csproj file

<ItemGroup>
    <None Include="ProductSales.pdf" CopyToPublishDirectory="Always" />
    ...

3. Execute custom method to download the file.

MainPage.razor.cs

using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace SampleBlazor.Pages
{
    public partial class MainPageComponent
    {
        public async Task GetFile(string fileName)
        {
            UriHelper.NavigateTo($"api/custommethod/getfile?fileName={fileName}", true);
        }
    }
}

CustomController.cs

using System.IO;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

namespace SampleBlazor
{
    [Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
    public class CustomMethodController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public IActionResult GetFile(string fileName)
        {
            if (System.IO.File.Exists(fileName))
            {
                return File(System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(fileName), contentType: "application/pdf", fileName);
            }
            return NotFound();
        }
    }
}

4. Run the application and download file.