Copy and download file when deploying application (Angular)link

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

Source Code

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1. Create new application with .NET server-side project.

2. Add desired file(s) in project.csproj\project.vbproj

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

3. Execute custom method similar to this article to download the file.

import { Component, Injector } from '@angular/core';
import { MainPageGenerated } from './main-page-generated.component';

// Import HttpClient and HttpParams which are needed to make HTTP calls.
import { HttpClient, HttpParams } from '@angular/common/http';
// Import the environment to get the server URL
import { environment } from '../../environments/environment';

@Component({
  selector: 'main-page',
  templateUrl: './main-page.component.html'
})
export class MainPageComponent extends MainPageGenerated {
  constructor(injector: Injector, private http: HttpClient) {
    super(injector);
  }

  getFile(fileName: string) {
    // Extract the server URL
    const url = environment.sample.replace(/odata.*/, '');

    return this.http
      // Request the GetFile action method
      .get(`${url}api/custommethod/getfile`, {
        responseType: 'blob',
        params: new HttpParams().set('fileName', fileName)
      })
      .map((value: Blob, index: number) => {
        // Force browser to show downloaded content as file
        if (navigator.msSaveBlob) {
          navigator.msSaveBlob(value, fileName);
        } else {
          const link = document.createElement("a");
          if (link.download !== undefined) {
            link.setAttribute("href", URL.createObjectURL(value));
            link.setAttribute("download", fileName);
            link.style.visibility = 'hidden';
            document.body.appendChild(link);
            link.click();
            document.body.removeChild(link);
          }
        }
      }).toPromise();
  }
}

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

namespace Sample.Controllers
{
    [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");
            }
            return NotFound();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.IO
Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

Namespace Sample.Controllers
    <Route("api/[controller]/[action]")>
    Public Class CustomMethodController
        Inherits Controller

        <HttpGet>
        Public Function GetFile(ByVal fileName As String) As IActionResult
            If System.IO.File.Exists(fileName) Then
                Return File(System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(fileName), contentType:="application/pdf")
            End If

            Return NotFound()
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

4. Deploy the application to IIS and download file.