Re: Creating a File Depot
From: Jerry Camel (rlrcstr_at_msn.com)
Date: 02/05/04
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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:18:12 -0500
Maybe the problem is that I was making this much more complicated than it
apparently is.
I'm assuming you mean the "File Field" control on the HTML toobar, right?
Or am I missing one on the "Web Forms" toolbar?
Your help is very appreciated.
Jerry
"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
news:euroKvC7DHA.1632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In short, you can use the file upload control on your toolbar, or type it
> into the HTML manually.
> <input type=file id=myFile runat=server />
> This allows the user to upload files to your site. You can then use the
> server side events of this control to save the file wherever you'd like on
> your server hard drive or in a database.
> Then you could use Response.Writefile to send the file back out again.
> Here's more info:
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwebhttpresponseclasswritefiletopic.asp
>
> Here's a couple good tutorials on the subject for you:
> http://www.aspnetpro.com/features/2003/07/asp200307so_f/asp200307so_f.asp
> http://aspalliance.com/das/tutorial/fileupload.aspx
>
> --
> I hope this helps,
> Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
> http://Steve.Orr.net
>
>
> "Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:exAuDmC7DHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I'm trying to create a file depot that will hold files for 24 hours and
> then
> > kill them. Basically a temporary place for people to post something
that
> > will automatically notify the person that it's posted for. Although I'm
> new
> > to ASP and HTML, I've got quite a bit of development experience. If
this
> > wasn't web based it'd be a peice of cake... But I'm not sure how to do
a
> > couple of things through the web...
> >
> > I figure I'll write a service that will clean up the files - easy.
User's
> > will login and be presented with a list of files waiting for them. -
> Mostly
> > done.
> >
> > Users can transfer files to the server - How? How do I have a user
select
> a
> > local file and have it copied to a pre-determined place on the server?
> Then
> > I need to accomplish the opposite: Have them select a file waiting for
> them
> > and have it copied to a specified location on their drive. How do you
do
> > this through a web page? How can you make it secure so that people
can't
> > get to these files without going through this interface? Any help is
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
>
>
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