File upload in asp.net mvc using ajax

Question

I have a simple html form with two controls:

input-text and input-file

I need to write an ajax query (using jquery is better) to send data (file and value from text field to mvc acton)

I wrote

$.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "/controller/acton", enctype: 'multipart/form-data', data: 'text=' + $("#text").val() + '&file=' + $("#file").val() ...

and in controller:

 [HttpPost] public ActionResult StoreItem(FormCollection forms) { foreach (string inputTagName in Request.Files) ...

this returns null in Request.

Mike · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-16 16:43:37Z

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answered Apr 16, 2010 at 16:43

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I was going to post this but I couldn't remember the name. +1

Andrew Mcveigh · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-16 14:36:05Z

You can't POST a file using only javascript.