ASP.NET Create zip file for download: the compressed zipped folder is invalid or corrupted
- by Jason Braswell
string fileName = "test.zip";
        string path = "c:\\temp\\";
        string fullPath = path + fileName;
        FileInfo file = new FileInfo(fullPath);
        Response.Clear();
        Response.ClearContent();
        Response.ClearHeaders();
        Response.Buffer = true;
        Response.AppendHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=" + fileName );
        Response.AppendHeader("content-length", file.Length.ToString());
        Response.ContentType = "application/x-compressed";
        Response.TransmitFile(fullPath);
        Response.Flush();
        Response.End();
The actual zip file c:\temp\test.zip is good, valid, whatever you want to call it. When I navigate to the directory c:\temp\ and double-click on the test.zip file; it opens right up.
My problem seems only to be with the download. The code above executes without any issue. A file download dialog is presented. I can chose to either save or open. If I try to open the file from the dialog, or save it and then open it. I get the following dialog message:
The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted.
For Response.ContentType I've tried:
application/x-compressed 
application/x-zip-compressed 
application/x-gzip-compresse
application/octet-stream
application/zip
The zip file is being created with some prior code (that I'm sure is working fine due to my ability to open the created file directly) using: Ionic.zip
http://www.codeplex.com/DotNetZip