Rename file in c#.net when its is uploaded through file upload control and save chang name of file in database

shweta picture shweta · Aug 7, 2013 · Viewed 38.2k times · Source

I have file uploader through which i browse file and strore the name of of browse file in string variable . now i want rename this uplaod file name with another name which stored in another string variable

string strRoleValue = ddlrole.SelectedValue;

 string strfilename = FileUpload1.FileName;
 string existpath = Server.MapPath("~\\JD\\");
 DirectoryInfo ObjSearchFile = new DirectoryInfo(existpath);
  string saveLocation = existpath + strfilename;
FileUpload1.SaveAs(saveLocation);

strRoleValue this variable contains the name with which i want use to rename a file uploaded through fileupload. filename uploaded through fileupload control stored in strfilename. so before saving this file in specified folder i want to rename it with strRoleValue value. how can i achieve this..plz help

Answer

Shrikant picture Shrikant · Aug 7, 2013

You can check out the following link

http://asp-net-example.blogspot.in/2009/01/aspnet-fileupload-example-how-to-rename.html

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>  
<%@ Import Namespace="System.IO" %>  

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">  

<script runat="server">  
    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {  
        string uploadFolder = Request.PhysicalApplicationPath + "UploadFile\\";  
        if (FileUpload1.HasFile)  
        {  
            string extension = Path.GetExtension(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName);  
            FileUpload1.SaveAs(uploadFolder + "Test"+ extension);  
            Label1.Text = "File uploaded successfully as: " + "Test"+ extension;  
        }  
        else  
        {  
            Label1.Text = "First select a file.";  
        }  
    }  
</script>  

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">  
<head id="Head1" runat="server">  
    <title>asp.net FileUpload example: how to rename file when upload (change file name when upload)</title>  
</head>  
<body>  
    <form id="form1" runat="server">  
    <div>  
        <h2 style="color:Green">asp.net FileUpload example: File Rename</h2>  
        <asp:Label   
             ID="Label1"   
             runat="server"   
             Font-Size="Large"  
             ForeColor="OrangeRed"  
             >  
        </asp:Label>  
        <br /><br />  
        <asp:FileUpload   
             ID="FileUpload1"   
             runat="server"   
             BackColor="DeepPink"   
             ForeColor="AliceBlue"   
             />  
        <asp:Button   
             ID="Button1"   
             runat="server"   
             Font-Bold="true"   
             ForeColor="DeepPink"   
             OnClick="Button1_Click"  
             Text="Upload It"  
             />     
    </div>  
    </form>  
</body>  
</html>