Accessing input type file at server side in asp.net

Question

I am using the tag to upload a file to the server. How do I access the file at the server side and store it at the server? (The fi

Answer 1

If you give the input-tag an id and add the runat="server" attribute then you can access it easily.
First change your input tag:
Then add the following to your Page_Load method:

if (FileUpload.PostedFile != null) 
{
  FileUpload.PostedFile.SaveAs(@"some path here");
}

This will write your file to a folder of your choice. You can access the PostedFile object if you need to determine the file type or original file name.