vibs2006 / httpfilehandlerformdatasample

Upload Form Multipart Data to an ASP.NET File Handler using C#

Two approaches are defined in this example.

1. Upload mixed data (Form Fields and Files) using browser postback (input type is Submit)
2. Upload mixed data (Form Fields and Files) using browser postback (input type is Button)

Posting Multipart Formdata (inclusive of form fields and files) using AJAX Method of JQuery

  var form = $("#frmData");
  var params = form.serializeArray();

  var files = $("#File1")[0].files;

  if (typeof (FormData) == "undefined") alert("Please update to latest browser");

  var customFormData = new FormData();

  //Populating all files in custom form data
  for (var i=0; i < files.length; i++)
  {
      customFormData.append(files[i].name, files[i]);
  }

  //Populating all input field names (ensure that you have attribute name in their columns as id doesn't work
  $.each(params, function (index,element) {
      customFormData.append(element.name, element.value);
  });

  var btn = $(this);
  btn.val("Uploading..");
  btn.prop("disabled", true);
  var dynamicDiv = $("#divDynamic");
  dynamicDiv.html("");
  dynamicDiv.attr("class", ""); //Remove all classes
  $.ajax({
      url: "Handler1.ashx",
      method: "post",
      contentType: false,
      processData: false,
      data: customFormData,
      success: function (successData) {
          dynamicDiv.html(successData);
          alert("Upload Completed");
          dynamicDiv.addClass("success");
      },
      error: function (errorData) {
          console.log(errorData);
          alert("Error in uploading");
          $("#divDynamic").html(errorData.responseText);
          dynamicDiv.addClass("fail");
      },
      complete: function () {
          btn.val("submit without postback");
          btn.prop("disabled", false);
      }
  });

Example of a sample ASP.NET C# Filehandler handing Accept Request of Multipart Formdata

public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
  {
      if (context.Request.Form.Count == 0 && context.Request.Files.Count == 0)
      {
          throw new Exception("This file is supposed to be accessed only via a webpage having <form> object");
      }

      var path = context.Server.MapPath("~/upload");

      if (!Directory.Exists(path))
      {
          Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
      }
      else
      {
          DeleteAllFiles(context,path);
      }

      //Simulating delay. Remove Thread.sleep method for production
      System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2500); //2.5 Seconds

      List<string> str = new List<string>();

      var str1 = new StringBuilder();
      context.Response.ContentType = "text/html";
      str1.AppendLine("<fieldset><legend>Multipart Formdata Statistics</legend>");
      str1.AppendLine("Total Number of uploaded Files are " + context.Request.Files.Count + "<br />");
      str1.AppendLine("Total Number of Elements are " + context.Request.Form.Count + "<br />");
      str1.AppendLine("</fieldset>");
      var files = context.Request.Files;


      //Saving All Files from Files collection
      for (int i=0;i<files.Count;i++) //Notice that index starts from ZERO!
      {
          HttpPostedFile postedFile = files[i];
          string fileName = Path.GetFileName(postedFile.FileName);
          postedFile.SaveAs(path + "\\" + fileName);
      }


      var Name = context.Request.Form;
      str1.AppendLine("<fieldset><legend>Name of Input Text Fields with 'name' attribute present</legend>");
      str1.AppendLine("<b>Attribute Name - Attribute Value</b><br />");
      foreach (var item in Name)
      {
          str1.AppendLine(item.ToString() + " - " + Name[item.ToString()] + "<br />");
      }
      str1.AppendLine("</fieldset>");

      DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);
      var allFiles = dirInfo.EnumerateFiles("*").OrderByDescending( x => x.CreationTime);
      str1.AppendLine("<fieldset><legend>List of Files Uploaded</legend>");
      foreach (var file in allFiles)
      {                
          str1.AppendLine("<a href='/upload/"+file.Name+"' target='_blank'>" + file.Name + "</a>" + "<br />");                
      }
      str1.AppendLine("</fieldset>");

      context.Response.Write(str1.ToString());
  }

  /// <summary>
  /// Deleting all previous files before sending new request so that our state is clean for each example
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="context"></param>
  public void DeleteAllFiles(HttpContext context, string path)
  {
      //throw new Exception("Custom ExceptionCalled"); Test for Failture                       
      DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);
      var allFiles = dirInfo.EnumerateFiles("*");            
      foreach (var file in allFiles)
      {
          File.Delete(file.FullName);
      }
  }