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Uploading Images to a Database
- Introduction
- Building our Webform
- Working with the Uploaded Image
- The Good Stuff
- Full Source Code
Building our Webform
Now that we have a warm, fuzzy place to store our images, lets build a webform to upload our images into the database.
Enter A Friendly Name <input type=text id=txtImgName
runat="server" >
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id=RequiredFieldValidator1 runat="server" ErrorMessage="Required" ControlToValidate="txtImgName"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<br>Select
File To Upload:
<input id="UploadFile" type=file runat=server>
<asp:button id=UploadBtn Text="Upload Me!" OnClick="UploadBtn_Click" runat="server"></asp:button>
</form>
The first interesting point about our webform, is the attribute "enctype".
Enctype tells the browser and server that we will be uploading some type of
binary data. This binary data needs to be parsed, using a different mechanism
from our normal text data. The next control we of interest is the type=file control. This control will present the user with an upload file dialog box.
The user browses for the file they want to upload.
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This may sound weird but I think I'm the only one not having perfect success with this.
I'm getting a System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
on the line
I'm not sure why I'm getting this error. I copied the code verbatum and then added references for my other fields that I'm pulling in.
I have no idea what the stack trace is all about, like I understand stacks, but the way these are formatted makes no sense to me, although here's what's in it maybe you guys will know.
((my button is exactly the same just named BtnUpload as opposed to UploadBtn.))
If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. It's been driving me nuts I've run into a bunch of other errors that I've fixed, mostly missing a ";" but I've taken care of them all, this is the only one I haven't figured out yet (well unless there's more after this one is fixed)
Thanks in advance for the help
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Better control of file updates. On file server, anybody can update files without letting anyone know about it. If you store a file inside SQL database, it will show who last updated files, inform users when it expires, requiring updates and so on. I administer 230 manual documents that shows original creator, date of implementation, maintainer and updated date. Very useful and uniform in updates and maintenance.
i have been able to implement this and i now upload all sorts of documents including images into my sql server database. i now need to retrieve the document in the original format (.doc, .xls, .jpg, etc). pls, i do i achieve that?
Hello,
I need some more idea on this topic. What is benifit to store data into SQL server (means into BLOB chartype in SQL). Why can not we just store file on to PC and just add link name into SQL.
Please can anybody give me this ans.
Thanks
Ok,
Im sorta new to ASP.Net and Ive got the image upload to blob working ...
But for this to be moreso practical, it would be nice to see the ability to upload into another field, the thumbnail automatically generated from the blob data. (or when it gets uploaded).
Can someone help or point me in the right direction?!?!
Im desperate
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