I'm just trying to create a form where I can enter a name and upload a file. Here's the view model:
public class EmployeeViewModel
{
[ScaffoldColumn(false)]
public int EmployeeId { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public HttpPostedFileBase Resume { get; set; }
}
My view:
@using (Html.BeginForm("Create", "Employees", FormMethod.Post))
{
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name)
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Resume, new { type = "file" })
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Save" />
</p>
@Html.ValidationSummary()
}
And my controller method:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(EmployeeViewModel viewModel)
{
// code here...
}
The problem is that when I post to the controller method, the Resume property is null. The Name property gets passed just fine, but not the HttpPostedFileBase.
Am I doing something wrong here?
Add the enctype to your form:
@Html.BeginForm("Create", "Employees", FormMethod.Post,
new{ enctype="multipart/form-data"})
Please add Encoding Type in Form like,
@using (Html.BeginForm("Create","Employees",FormMethod.Post, new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))
Add the encoding type in form of view by following code:
@using (Html.BeginForm("Create", "Employees", FormMethod.Post,new{ enctype="multipart/form-data"}))
{
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name)
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Resume, new { type = "file" })
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Save" />
</p>
@Html.ValidationSummary()
}
Add following code in your respective controller,
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(EmployeeViewModel viewModel)
{
if (Request.Files.Count > 0)
{
foreach (string file in Request.Files)
{
string pathFile = string.Empty;
if (file != null)
{
string path = string.Empty;
string fileName = string.Empty;
string fullPath = string.Empty;
path = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "directory where you want to upload file";//here give the directory where you want to save your file
if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))//if path do not exit
{
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "directory_name/");//if given directory dont exist, it creates with give directory name
}
fileName = Request.Files[file].FileName;
fullPath = Path.Combine(path, fileName);
if (!System.IO.File.Exists(fullPath))
{
if (fileName != null && fileName.Trim().Length > 0)
{
Request.Files[file].SaveAs(fullPath);
}
}
}
}
}
}
I asssumed path will be inside the directory of basedirectory....You can give your own path where you desire to save file