ASP.Net Count Download Clicks
- by Marco
Hello,
I thought that this was easier…
I have a asp:hyperlink control, with target=”_blank”, pointing to the file I want the user to download. My plan is to track the number of times, the users click on this link.
I thought in placing it in ajax update panel, to catch the postback and avoid full page refresh.
However, hyperlink doesn’t have a onClick method.
On the other hand I could use a linkbutton, which has a onClick built in. But It’s harder to make the file open in a new window… and I would also have to do something like:
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=myImage.jpg");
But I heard that the above approach has some problems with PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX…
What is you'r opinion on this?
How and why, would you do it?
