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Home > Forums > Programmers > Web Development > Microsoft: ASP.NET Forum

how to store url and file path in database in asp.net

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jamin20 (Programmer)

4 Jul 12 12:01

Hi all
I need to save the links of some attachements.
These links can be either URL (fileupload control) or Filepath (copy/paste in textbox).
Shall I store URL and FilePath in same field of the same table and render them in the same grid or not ?
Piece of advice + piece of code would be higly appreciated.
Jamin

jbenson001 (Programmer)

4 Jul 12 18:08

I'm not sure what you are trying to do. Saving the URL in a "URL" column makes sense, because if it is an image, you can show the image in a grid, repeater, or what ever control. Storing a file path doesn't make sense unless it is the file path on the server. You won't be able to render say, an image, from a local machine running the page.
Since I don't know exactly what your page is doing, I would say just create one column in your table to store the URL / Filepath.

jamin20 (Programmer)

5 Jul 12 4:36

Hi,
thx for your answer.
What I try to do is:
- to store information related to attachments (can be a file or a url)
- to display the links (listed in a grid) that when clicked will displayed (in a separate window) the corresponding attachment.
My idea is to save the links in a table, when user clicks a link which is:
- a URL then the webpage is opened
- a file path or path server then the file is displayed.
thx
Jamin

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