Hi I am trying to save only the path of a file using fileupload . On clicking the button I want only the complete path that the user has selected into the file upload to be stored into the database. Just for testing purposes I am using labels in the code below but ultimately I will connect it to a data base.I only need to store the path selected by the user and not the file.
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C# that I have been trying but not working
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string g = FileUpload1.FileName;
string b =Convert.ToString(FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream);
//string filepath = Path.GetFullPath(FileUpload1.FileName.toString());
Label1.Text = g;
Label2.Text =b;
}
change your code as below:
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string g = Server.MapPath(FileUpload1.FileName);
string b =Convert.ToString(FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream);
//string filepath = Path.GetFullPath(FileUpload1.FileName.toString());
Label1.Text = g;
Label2.Text =b;
}
You can't.
See also here: How can I get file.path in plupload?
If I get you correctly, this is some kind of intranet application?
If this needs to work within a closed domain, you might as well think about a desktop application instead.
You need a path for save file? Try this:
this.MapPath("~")
or
this.yourUploadFile.PostedFile.SaveAs(this.MapPath("~") + "YOUR FOLDER + NAME");
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I'm looking for an option that allows a user to input their destination folder (Usually copy/Paste) into a text box on a Windows Application, and append the file's name with a specific name. However, I'm stuck as to how to accomplish this.
//Exporting to CSV.
string folderPath = MessageBox.Show(textBox1_TextChanged);
File.WriteAllText(folderPath + "DIR_" + (DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()) + ".csv", csv);
So it can look like: C:/DIR_9132017.csv, or Documents/DIR_9132017.csv, depending on what the user inputs into the textbox. I have nothing in my textbox code section at the moment, if that also gives a clearer picture about the situation.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
You can either use FolderBrowserDialog or can just copy/paste the path and create the directory.
Using FolderBrowserDialog
Step1 : Create Browse button (so that the user can choose the directory)
Step2 : Create Export button (Place the code to write the file here)
private void browseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
var folderPath = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath;
textBox1.Text = folderPath;
}
}
private void exportToCsvButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var path = textBox1.Text;
var file = Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
var filename = "DIR_" + (DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()) + ".csv";
File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(path, "test.csv"), "content");
}
Using Copy/Paste
Step1 : Create Export button (User copy pastes the path. System create the directory and writes the file)
private void exportToCsvButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var path = textBox1.Text;
var file = Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
var filename = "DIR_" + (DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()) + ".csv";
File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(path, "test.csv"), "content");
}
You would use a FolderBrowserDialog for that. After adding it to your form, you can use it like this:
public void ChooseFolder()
{
if (folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
folderPath = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath;
}
}
Source: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984305(v=vs.71).aspx
You haven't specified whether it's WinForms or WPF, so I'm using WPF, but is should be the same in WinForms.
To select the folder, you could use FolderBrowseDialog as follows. This code should be placed inside a button or some other similar control's Click event.
if (folderBrowse.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
txtPath.Text = folderBrowse.SelectedPath;
}
txtPath being a TextBox your selected path displayed in. You can substitute it with a simple string variable if you don't want to use a TextBox.
And if you want the user to be able to drag-drop a folder into a TextBox, you can create a TextBox control, and in it's PreviewDragOver and Drop events, you can do the following.
private void txtPath_PreviewDragOver(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
e.Handled = true;
}
private void txtPath_Drop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
string[] files = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
if (files != null && files.Length != 0)
txtPath.Text = files[0];
}
Using both above in combination user has the ability to either select the folder he/she wants by clicking a button, drag-and-drop a folder into the TextBox, or copy-paste the folder path into the TextBox.
I will spare you for a big background story to the program I'm creating here.
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How do i get the directory result from the lowest method into the one above as a path string?
One way to do the job is by having a global variable like this:
string dir = ""; //Default
private void SelectDir_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Open dialog and in dialog ok set dir
dir=dialog.Path;
}
private void UserValue_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var path=dir+"\\fileName.txt";
}
I was to lazy to type a code like yours but you'll get it :)
First, declare the variable to store your string.
private string userSelectedPath = "";
Create the FolderBrowserDialog:
xmodialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
Check the result and retrieve the path selected by the user:
var result = xmodialog.ShowDialog();
if (result == DialogResult.OK)
{
userSelectedPath = xmodialog.SelectedPath;
}
Finally, you can use the stored path however you like:
File.WriteAllText(..., "A6_DRV_EDI=" + userSelectedPath);
It is up to you to enforce that the user first selects the path and only then uses it.
First, I am using Visual Studio 2013 and coding in C# to develop a Windows Form Application. I have added the "System.IO" namespace.
I need to show a directory path in a textbox when selected by the user.
The code works correctly to where the user selects a folder from a popup
and presses the OK button, which then displays the number of files within
that folder -- but the folder path does NOT get displayed as I desired.
Code looks like this:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//
// This event handler was created by clicking the button in the application GUI.
//
DialogResult button1_Click = folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog();
if (button1_Click == DialogResult.OK)
{
//
// The user selected a folder and pressed the OK button.
// A message pops up and identifies the number of files found within that folder.
//
string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath);
MessageBox.Show("Files found: " + files.Length.ToString(), "Message");
}
}
private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string path;
path = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath;
// folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog(); // NOT SURE ABOUT USING THIS!
textBox1.Text = path;
}
You could just add this to the end of your button1_Click method (inside the if block):
textBox1.Text = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath;
Essentially I have a button and a text box and when the user inputs text and hits the button i want it to create anew folder in a selected destination, ive got my code currently and cant figure out why it wont work
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Directory.Exists("C:\\Users\\Ben\\Documents\\CreateDirectoryTest" + Searchbox.Text))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\\Users\\Ben\\Documents\\CreateDirectoryTest" + Searchbox.Text);
}
}
am i missing something? help would be really appreciated
Don't concatenate file system path's manually. Use the methods of System.IO:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
const string path = "C:\\Users\\Ben\\Documents\\CreateDirectoryTest\\";
var directory = System.IO.Path.Combine(path, Searchbox.Text);
if (!Directory.Exists(directory))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
}
}
I assume you're trying to check for a subdirectory of CreateDirectoryTest and create a directory inside of it if not. The way you're concatenating the string, if Searchbox.text is "TheFolder" for example, your string would end up looking like this:
C:\Users\Ben\Documents\CreateDirectoryTestTheFolder
You can either add a \\
if (!Directory.Exists("C:\\Users\\Ben\\Documents\\CreateDirectoryTest\\" + Searchbox.Text))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\\Users\\Ben\\Documents\\CreateDirectoryTest\\" + Searchbox.Text);
}
Or just use Path.Combine:
string path = System.IO.Path.Combine("C:\\Users\\Ben\\Documents\\CreateDirectoryTest", Searchbox.Text);
if (!Directory.Exists(path))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
}
I am using a asyncfileupload control to upload a file there i am taking the path in a view state like this:
protected void ProcessUpload(object sender, AjaxControlToolkit.AsyncFileUploadEventArgs e)
{
string name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(e.FileName);
string dir = Server.MapPath("upload_eng/");
string path = Path.Combine(dir, name);
ViewState["path"] = path;
engcertfupld.SaveAs(path);
}
Now when i am trying to save that path in a buttonclick event i am not getting the value of viewstate:
protected void btnUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string filepath = ViewState["path"].ToString(); // GETTING NULL in filepath
}
In this filepath i am getting null actually i am getting error NULL REFERENCE EXCEPTION
What can I do now?
Put the Path value in the Session object instead of the ViewState, like this:
protected void ProcessUpload(object sender, AjaxControlToolkit.AsyncFileUploadEventArgs e)
{
....
string path = Path.Combine(dir, name);
Session["path"] = path;
}
Then in the Button Click:
protected void btnUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Session["path"] != null)
{
string filepath = (string) Session["path"];
}
}
I guess the upload process is not a "real" postback, so the ViewState will not be refreshed client side and won't contain the path upon click on btnUpdate_Click
What you should do is use the OnClientUploadComplete client-side event to retrieve the uploaded file name, and store it in a HiddenField that will be posted on the server on btnUpdate_Click.
Here is a complete example where the uploaded file name is used to display an uploaded image without post-back :
http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Display-image-after-upload-without-page-refresh-or-postback-using-ASP.Net-AsyncFileUpload-Control.aspx