[urgent] how to access client's local files?

[FlyingBear]

I'm sorry to post it to here. it should be in asp.net. but, it is urgent and important, wish someone here know the answer.

what I need do for an asp.net page is:

1) client select a file, or;
2) client select a folder;

Get file (or files in the folder)'s properties, something like name, ext, etc. and save to db.

it will be easy if it is a desktop app. however, in asp.net, how can I do that? do I have to upload all files to server first? is there a way to do this for all files in a folder? any third party control?

thanks, appreciate the help.

bear

[chris128]

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=asp.net+upload+file

[Pradeep1210]

I'm sorry to post it to here. it should be in asp.net. but, it is urgent and important, wish someone here know the answer.

what I need do for an asp.net page is:

1) client select a file, or;
2) client select a folder;

Get file (or files in the folder)'s properties, something like name, ext, etc. and save to db.

it will be easy if it is a desktop app. however, in asp.net, how can I do that? do I have to upload all files to server first? is there a way to do this for all files in a folder? any third party control?

thanks, appreciate the help.

bear

1. Use the FileUpload control.
2. You can select only one file to upload at a time. Folders can't be selected for upload.
3. The workaround for uploading an entire folder is - ask the client to zip the folder, then upload that file. On the server, you can unzip it back into a folder etc.

[Hack]

Moved To ASP.NET

[gep13]

I have to ask, why not post directly in the ASP.Net Forum, if you knew that is where your question should go.

There are various 3rd party controls, like these:

http://swfupload.org/
http://silverlightfileupld.codeplex.com/

That would allow you to upload multiple files at once, but none that I am aware of, do entire folders.

Gary

[gep13]

If you go down the route of uploading a zip file, you could add logic to your server side code to automatically extract that zip file, using something like this:

http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/

Gary

[avrail]

hay,
i don't believe that you can select folder,
fileupload control

[gep13]

FlyingBear,

Have you been able to try any of the suggestions in this thread? Were you able to work around your problem?

Gary