Passing file path/filename back to application 1

[sanctified]

I'm having problems with trying to achieve the following:
I want the user to be able to navigate to a directory to select a file. The path of the file selected should then be passed back into a field so that I can save this in the database.

Questions:
Is there a control I can use for this? I've looked at the HTMLFile control. It allows navigation to the folder/file. How do I save the value back? There is no text attribute for this control or am I missing something?

Any ideas?

 

[TipGiver]

Use the .NET FileUpload control.

If FileUpload1.HasFile Then ' User selected an existing file
FileUpload1.SaveAs(...) ' To save it
FileUpload1.FileName ' To get the filename
End If

 

[sanctified]

where is this control? I can't see it in my toolbox.
Does it allow the user to navigate to a folder like the old file browse to in VB 6?

cheers

 

[sanctified]

I've just re-read your post. I don't want to upload the file. I just want a pointer to the file path passed back to my application.
So:
1. The user browes' to the file
2. Selects a file
3. The file path is passed back to the application

 

[tperri]

You don't have to use the upload functionality of the control, just use the dialog part that lets you browse the file system to extract the path you need.

 

[sanctified]

thanks tperri.
I'm new to this. Have you got an example?

 

[tperri]

here is the HTML control:

<INPUT id="MyFile" type="file" name="MyFile" RunAt="Server">
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and the code to just get the name (I have a button on the page called Submit and this code is in that function)
[code]
string StrFileName = MyFile.PostedFile.FileName;

 

[sanctified]

Thanks tperri. I'll give this a go.

 

[ca8msm]

The problem with that method is that it will still actually upload the file to the server even if you don't save it - what happens if the user selects a large file? You don't want them waiting x minutes for the file to upload just to get the path of what they selected.

I'd suggest asking this question in the javascript forum as I imagine there will be a much quicker alternative.


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[ca8msm]

In fact, in the JavaScript FAQ list, the is an FAQ that may work for you: faq216-5201


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[tperri]

Actually, in my code, my file isnt uploaded unless I use "MyFile.PostedFile.SaveAs(strCompleteFilePath);

 

[ca8msm]

Yes it is. Even though you don't call the save method, the file is still posted to the server.


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