Consuming ASP.NET Web API from classic ASP to download file

I have a legacy Classic ASP application that serves as a repository for a bunch of files available for download. I would prefer to not rewrite the entire application at this time but instead want to pull out the file download logic into an ASP.NET Web API.

I have created the service and when I hit the service via my browser the download starts just fine with the hardcoded filename I have in the app and I am able to save. I am having trouble consuming the service from my asp app however. If I modify the code below to just return a JSON value, I am able to return the value to the asp app. So I at least know there is communication happening. Just not sure how to handle a file download.

HERE IS MY SERVICE LOGIC:

 // GET api/values/5 public HttpResponseMessage Get(int id) { //return "value"; HttpResponseMessage httpResponseMessage = new HttpResponseMessage(); string filePath = "H:/Temp/Filename.exe"; MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(); FileStream file = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read); byte[] bytes = new byte[file.Length]; file.Read(bytes, 0, (int)file.Length); memoryStream.Write(bytes, 0, (int)file.Length); file.Close(); httpResponseMessage.Content = new ByteArrayContent(memoryStream.ToArray()); httpResponseMessage.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream"); httpResponseMessage.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment") { FileName = "Filename.exe" }; httpResponseMessage.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.OK; return httpResponseMessage; } 

HERE IS A SUBSET OF MY CLASSIC ASP LOGIC:

Response.Addheader "Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=Filename.exe" Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream" 'EXE Set HttpReq = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP") HttpReq.open "GET", "http://webservice/api/values/1", False HttpReq.send Response.BinaryWrite HttpReq.responsestream