Hello again,thanks for all your help guys. the albums coming along great.

My next query is how would you recommend I design multiple file uploads. There is the normal way of using two or more fileupload input options but these will only cater still for one file each.

I am wondering how to use one fileupload control to send multiple files to the server or even a whole folder containing many files. Is this supported by the basic control?I am guessing it isnt and so how would solve this problem?

I know that i have to place checks before saving each file to ensure each is an actual jpg or gif or whatever but that's another problem i guess.

felix

Hi Felix,

Browsers only allow you to upload one file at a time. That is, for each FileUpload control, you can only select a single file. Obviously, there is nothing that stops you from adding multiple upload controls on a single page.

I think there are some ActiveX controls (IE only) that allow you to select multiple files at once, but I have never worked with them.

Another alternative is to allow your users to upload ZIP files. They can select a single ZIP file with multiple pictures. On the server, you can unzip this file and then manage each individual picture.

With something like #ziplib (http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/) this is pretty easy to do.

Hope this helps,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
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Another idea would be to allow the user to select, oh say, 5 files using 5 seperated upload controls... then, enter a page submission look where you upload each one, one at a time, in a loop... status bar would be great here... make sense?





Thanks,

Shawn Livermore
MCAD, MCSD, PMP
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