Adding form fields and receiving them in controller

[honeybee]

It's a weird situation. I have a table in the database which stores details of files uploaded on the server. I have a controller and view in place for managing data in this table.

I also have a controller/view to upload files to the server.

I want to combine these two into a single view. But I don't know how.

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[Krokonoster]

Dude, you should have nothing related to the database in your controllers.
Controllers should just pass on data to and from your view to and from your repository implementations.

Saying that:
Create a viewmodel which will contain the data you want to send to the database, as well as a collection of files you want to upload.
When the model get posted to the controller, pass off the fields that must go to the database to a repository function doing that, and the files to another function doing that.

Something in that line. But the way you asked make it sound like you want to look a bit more at MVC best practices.
Don't over complicate things like they do in WebForms. Controllers should be thin. They just orchestrate things.

[honeybee]

I understand the general principles, however there are often constraints in what we can and cannot do. I had to drum up the interface to a small database in a very short time, and MVC at least automated most of the mundane tasks for me, coupled with ADO.Net Entities. All I need is a way of extending just one form to accomodate the file upload.

I am well aware my MVC may not be the best, but right now, it's the best that I can do.

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