Force download of a file on web server – ASP .NET C#

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Create a separate HTTP Handler (DownloadSqlFile.ashx):

<%@ WebHandler Language="C#" Class="DownloadHandler" %>

using System;
using System.Web;

public class DownloadHandler : IHttpHandler {
    public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) {
        var fileName = "myfile.sql";
        var r = context.Response;
        r.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + fileName);
        r.ContentType = "text/plain";
        r.WriteFile(context.Server.MapPath(fileName));
    }
    public bool IsReusable { get { return false; } }
}

Then make the button in your ASP.NET page navigate to DownloadSqlFile.ashx.

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