Retrieving the file name

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foz

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What I am wanting to to:

I have a web application, and in this application I want to allow the users choose what database queries are going to be run against. What I'd planned to do was use a <input type="file" id="filename" runat="server"><br><asp:button id="btnUpload" runat="server" Text="Upload" onClick="runQuery">. For testing purposes the runQuery fn is just setting the text value of a label to filename.value.tostring().

Problem:

This works fine for files that are approx 4mb and lower but doesnt work for files bigger than this. I think that it's trying to upload the whole file, when all i need is the file name.

Is there another way around this?

Cheers,

foz
 
By using the <input type=file> you're telling the page to upload the file. unfortunately that's the only way you can do it.

If the databases are in a common place on the server, you could always go and get a list of them, and give the user a dropdown list to choose from. If they're in multiple directories, you could start them out in the root and then let them click through on web pages.

It may mean a few more clicks, but you won't have the databases being sent to the server with the request when you don't need it.
 
wayneph said:
By using the <input type=file> you're telling the page to upload the file. unfortunately that's the only way you can do it.

If the databases are in a common place on the server, you could always go and get a list of them, and give the user a dropdown list to choose from. If they're in multiple directories, you could start them out in the root and then let them click through on web pages.

It may mean a few more clicks, but you won't have the databases being sent to the server with the request when you don't need it.
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cheers mate,

another user has suggested the follow and i think that it's what i'm going to use.

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1. Move the input type="file" outside of the form tags
2. Create a hidden field called tmpFilename
3. Modify the input type="submit" as follows:
Code: 
<input type="submit" id="submit" onClick="putFilename()" onserverclick="submit">
4. putFilename is a cs-javascript that sets the value of the hidden field to the value of the input type="file"
5. in the server side submit fn I can access the file name with Page.Request.Form["tmpFilename"].

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Not the slickest of code, but it works for me :D
 
I didn't realize that JavaScript would allow you to pull the file name out of a <input type=file> field. That would allow you to still use a Browse button, which is always nice.
 
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