ASP.net attachment then refresh page

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Published on 2009-11-11T04:01:47Z Indexed on 2010/05/09 5:38 UTC
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I am working on a c# project using ASP .net.

I have a list of reports with a hyperlink for each, which calls the web server, retrieves a PDF and then returns the PDF for the user to save or open:

ASPX page:

<table>
<tr>
<td>
    <a href="#" onclick="SubmitFormToOpenReport();">Open Report 1</a>
<td>
</tr>
...
</table>

ASP.Net:

context.Response.Clear();
context.Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=report.pdf");
context.Response.Charset = "";
context.Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
context.Response.BinaryWrite(myReport);
context.Response.Flush();

This works as expected, however I would like it to also refresh the page with an updated list.

I am having trouble as the single request/response is returning the report.

Is there a way to refresh the page as well?

While there is a correct response, feel free to include answers which details alternative solutions/ideas for doing this.

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