Opening PDF files downloaded from IE 7

Whenever a new PDF file is downloaded via IE 7 my Adobe Reader will not open it and I receive an error msg. indicating that a version of Adobe Reader is alaready running with directions to close the app.

You downloaded the PDF documents to your local disk? Or you open them directly in IE7? Did you try to close the app (AcroRd32.exe) from Task Manager?
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Thanks a lot Timo...!!!
I checked the PDF file downloaded directly from the blob column in DB, there only it is corrupted so must be the problem in uploading the file. I am checking the code line by line,, but no problem in setting the file content type,size etc.
Here is the code snippet ..
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buff = new byte[(int)length]; -- Length is the file size
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// int b = is.read();
int b = is.read();
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This seems to be Ok to me..the same issue, file is still corrupting.
Any thoughts from your side ???
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The problem is resolved.
Changes made are instead of
InputStream is;
used ... BufferedInputStream bis ;
and after
for (int i = 0; bytesRead < buff.length; i++) {
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bis.close(); // use this close bufferedInput Stream.
Able to open each and every file now..Thanks for your suggestions Timo and Frank.
Edited by: Kanika on Mar 6, 2012 3:15 AM

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