Thread: How to use Upload control in ASP.NET

Hi. I am learning asp.net programming language. Currently I try to understand each an every control but I am little bit confuse in upload control. I tried to search it on internet but I am not getting any solution and need some help for solving that problem.

With ASP.NET, accepting file uploads from users has very easy. With the FileUpload control, it is possible with a small amount of code lines, check the following example.

Code:

<form id="form1" runat="server">
    <asp:FileUpload id="FileUploadControl" runat="server" />
    <asp:Button runat="server" id="btn_Upload" text="Upload" onclick="UploadButton_Click" />
    <br /><br />
    <asp:Label runat="server" id="lbl_Status" text="Upload status: " />
</form>

And here is the CodeBehind code required to handle the upload:

Code:

protected void btn_Upload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if(FileUploadControl.HasFile)
    {
        try
        {
            string filename = Path.GetFileName(FileUploadControl.FileName);
            FileUploadControl.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~/") + filename);
            lbl_Status.Text = “File uploaded successfully!";
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            lbl_Status.Text = “The file could not be uploaded. The following error occured: " + ex.Message;
        }
    }
}