file upload in a form

Posts: 2 · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:15 pm

This is probably going to be a very basic question, but here goes: I understand how to make forms and have them sent to me by e-mail using an aspmailform.asp file. Now, I've added a file upload to the form, but do not know how to access files that people upload. According to this page, http://www.hostmysite.com/support/programming/aspupload/, I am supposed to add an uploadscript.asp file and add this command to the HTML form page: ACTION="uploadscript.asp. My question is 1) what, then, happens to the aspmailform.asp instructions for the form info to be e-mailed to me, and 2) once I add the uploadscript.asp file, where do I get the file?

I know this is a basic programming question but any help would be appreciated.

Posts: 176 · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:58 pm

If you are running asn ASP site I can't help you, but if you are running a asp.net site forget anything the support sections of the HMS support tell you. Write your own script to get the job done. Its not hard at all. I will write you some code to show you how

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Posts: 176 · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:05 pm

Here is the an example

Code:

<%@ Import Namespace="System" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.IO" %>
<%@ import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<script language="C#" runat="server">

void Page_Load(Object Src, EventArgs E){

//nothing todo here

}

void UploadBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e){

   // get the name of the file you uploaded
   String UploadedFile = MyFile.PostedFile.FileName;
   int ExtractPos = UploadedFile.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1;

   //to retrieve only Filename from the complete path
   String UploadedFileName = UploadedFile.Substring(ExtractPos,UploadedFile.Length - ExtractPos);

// Save uploaded file to server
MyFile.PostedFile.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("folder_in_your_root/"+ UploadedFileName));

   Response.Write("Completed");
}

</script>

<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body><form runat="server">
<asp:label id="headcode" runat="server"/>
<input name="file" type="file" id="MyFile" runat="server" />
<input name="submit" type="submit" value="Upload!" runat="server" onserverclick="UploadBtn_Click" />
</body></form>
</html>

Just make sure you have given "network service" full permissions to whatever space on the server you want the file to be written to

Posts: 2 · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:13 pm

Thanks for posting the example of the script, whitesites. But where does this script go? Can I put it in the aspmailform.asp file I already have for the rest of the form information?

Posts: 176 · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:07 pm

that is an aspx script and I don't think it will work with asp. That script is setup to be standalone. I recommend you use a asp.net instead of asp. Better to learn the new than the learn the old.