Return file does not exist when using Action Result as returen type in mvc
I have an action link
@Html.ActionLink(@Resources.Resource_ar.Download, "DownloadFile", new { Communicationid = item.Communicationid }, new { @class = "btn btn-success btn_Download" })
call action to download file
public ActionResult DownloadFile(string Communicationid)
{
string pathString = Settings.getSettingValue("FolderForSaveCommunicationsAttachments");
//string FullPath = Path.Combine(Server.MapPath("~/Content/UploadedAttachment/"), FileName);
string FullPath = Path.Combine(pathString, Communicationid);
Communications ObjCommunication = new Communications(int.Parse(Communicationid));
string FileName = ObjCommunication.s_FileName;
//return File(FullPath, "text/docx");
if (System.IO.File.Exists(FullPath))
{
string contentType = string.Empty;
if (FileName.Contains(".pdf"))
{
contentType = "application/pdf";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".docx"))
{
contentType = "application/docx";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".doc"))
{
contentType = "application/doc";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".jpeg"))
{
contentType = "image/jpeg";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".jpg"))
{
contentType = "image/jpg";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".png"))
{
contentType = "image/png";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".bmp"))
{
contentType = "image/bmp";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".xlsx"))
{
contentType = "application/xlsx";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".Exl"))
{
contentType = "application/Exl";
}
else if (FileName.Contains(".txt"))
{
contentType = "application/txt";
}
return File(FullPath, contentType, FileName);
}
else
{
return;
}
}
the problem is that when the file exists, it returns the file and downloads it correctly, but when the file does not exist, I want to show a warning to the user telling him that the file does not exist, which is what I should return I am trying to return javascript ("alert (" file does not exist ")") it gave me a blank page with text I set that "alert ('file not exist')" any help with this problem thanks in advance
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