I spent a great time searching for an example of Upload Image on ASP.NET MVC3 web site.
These are the two simple steps you need to do. (single image)
Create the view
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<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" />
<input type="file"
name="file" id="file1" />
<input type="submit" />
*Note - Make sure the name that you give for the input type file is important
or If u are using html helper to create the form
@using (Html.BeginForm("Upload", "Home", FormMethod.Post, new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))
{
<input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" />
<input type="file"
name="file" id="file1" />
<input type="submit" />
}
Create the controller
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Upload(string firstName, HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
if (file.ContentLength > 0)
{
using(Image img= Image.FromStream(file.InputStream))
{
//--Initialize the size of the array
byte[] imgData = new byte[file.InputStream.Length];
//--Create a new BinaryReader and set the InputStream
//-- for the Images InputStream to the
//--beginning, as we create the img using a stream.
BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(file.InputStream);
file.InputStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
//--Load the image binary.
imgData = reader.ReadBytes((int)file.InputStream.Length);
//--Create a new image to be added to the database
}
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
For multiple Image upload
The View
<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" />
<input type="file"
name="files" id="file1" />
<input type="file"
name="files" id="file2" />
<input type="submit" />
or If u are using html helper to create the form
@using (Html.BeginForm("Upload", "Home", FormMethod.Post, new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))
{
<input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" />
<input type="file"
name="files" id="file1" />
<input type="file"
name="files" id="file2" />
<input type="submit" />
}
The Controller
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Upload(string firstName, IEnumerable<HttpPostedFileBase>
files)
{
foreach (var file in files)
{
if (file.ContentLength > 0)
{
using(Image img= Image.FromStream(file.InputStream))
{
//--Initialize the size of the array
byte[] imgData = new byte[file.InputStream.Length];
//--Create a new BinaryReader and set the InputStream
//-- for the Images InputStream to the
//--beginning, as we create the img using a stream.
BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(file.InputStream);
file.InputStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
//--Load the image binary.
imgData = reader.ReadBytes((int)file.InputStream.Length);
//--Create a new image to be added to the database
}
}
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
Reference
http://garfbradazweb.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/mvc-3-upload-sql-server-entity-framework/
