Set .pdf name but prevent download with Rotativa

Question

I need to set .pdf name before displaying it. I tried to set it like this

return new ViewAsPdf(GetViewName(), "", reportVM) 
{ 
   PageSize = Size.Letter, FileName = GetViewName() + "-" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + ".pdf"
 }; ,

but in this way the .pdf will be automatically downloaded. Is it possible to set the .pdf name and not downloading it?

Thanks!

Answer 1

var pdfResult = new Rotativa.PartialViewAsPdf("YourPartialView", model) {
    SaveOnServerPath = path, // Save your place
    PageWidth = 200,
    PageHeight = 350,
};

// This section allows you to save without downloading 

pdfResult.BuildPdf(this.ControllerContext);
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");

Answer 2

After long research, the answer is no. The only thing that I could do is to set file name using response header and remove property FileName, so the code is now:

Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" +GetViewName() + "_" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + ".pdf");
return new ViewAsPdf(GetViewName(), "", reportVM) { PageSize = Size.Letter };

Maybe there is a better solution, but that's the best I could get after all the reading. Hope it will help others too!