Passing a HttpPostedFileBase to a controller method

Question

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?

Marc · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-01 04:44:48Z

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Add the enctype to your form:

@Html.BeginForm("Create", "Employees", FormMethod.Post, new{ enctype="multipart/form-data"})

answered Mar 1, 2012 at 4:44

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Manas · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-01 04:48:29Z

Please add Encoding Type in Form like,

@using (Html.BeginForm("Create","Employees",FormMethod.Post, new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))

user1082916 · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-01 05:13:57Z

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

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