File Field in ASP.NET

[Kerr]

Hi all,
Sorry, i'm new to asp.net (coming from a VB.NET background) and finding
it difficult to achieve something that is rather simple.

I have a simple aspx page that contains a file form (I am not sure if
there is a .net control that allows file selection, and if there is can
someone please tell me where it is?)

Also on this page is a submit button. When I click the submit button,
my code behind does a request.form("file1") to set a declared string to
the value in the form field. However, what is return is always
"Nothing"..

Does anyone have any idea why this is?

Also, can someone tell me the best way to achieve selecting a file from
my local file system and working with the value in that file field.

I am looking for the .net way of doing this and not the simplist way.

Cheers in advance..

Kerr

 

[Gold]

Hi,

it's simle, but there is no web form file control, so you have to use the
file control available under HTML controls. and set the runat property of
that control to server.
In your button event use the following statement to get the uploaded file
details
(assume the control is named as fileCntrl)

fileCntrl.PostedFile.FileName -- gives you the selected file name
fileCntrl.PostedFile.FileStream -- gives you the stream obj ref, so u can
read the contents of the file, and store it into a DB or folder, whatever way
you want.


Regards,
Thangam