asp MVC set uploaded file to "Include in Project" aka display image after upload

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So I finally figured how to get a image file upload function on MVC working but for some reason once the file uploads it's set it's not set to "exclude from project" status but I want to be able to display the uploaded image on the next "Completion page" once the upload is successful. Does anyone know how to set the default status of uploaded files to "include in project"? Not sure if it's a setting or a piece of code I need to implement.

C#

[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Get)]
public ActionResult PersonalProfile()
{
    return View();
}

[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult PersonalProfile( string photo_filename)
{
    if (Request.Files["photo"] != null) // If uploaded synchronously
    {
        photo_filename = _fileStore.SaveUploadedFile(Request.Files["photo"]);

    }

   // ViewData["photo_guid"] = photo_guid.Value;
    ViewData["photo_filename"] = photo_filename;
    return View("Completed");
}

XML

</head>
    <body>
        <div id="MainContents">
            <h1>Thanks</h1>
            We have stored your photo <b><%= ViewData["photo_filename"]%></b>
            <br />
            <img src="" alt="" /> //image to be displayed
        </div>
    </body>

Posted 26-Dec-12 16:55pm

User1m

Updated 26-Dec-12 16:58pm

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Solution 1

If the file is on your server, you can use it. There is no project for it to be included in, you're not rebuilding your dll every time someone requests a page, are you ?

Posted 26-Dec-12 17:16pm

Christian Graus

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User1m 26-Dec-12 23:36pm

No not rebuilding the dll... Its just that when the files are uploaded...You initially can't access the uploaded files unless you click "Show All Files" in the Solution Explorer

Christian Graus 26-Dec-12 23:39pm

That is very odd. I have an MVC project where users upload images and they work right away.

User1m 26-Dec-12 23:51pm

I'm going to post an image of the solution explorer below. Does my controller code look right?

Christian Graus 27-Dec-12 0:00am

There is literally nothing you can mess up, so long as the file exists. Unless your issue is in the code that tries to look up the file, is it just not finding the right file ?

User1m 27-Dec-12 0:14am

No the file exists int eh correct folder...but it's if I want to re-display the image from its path then I have to go in and click "include in project" before the image is visable

Christian Graus 27-Dec-12 0:17am

How are you reading the files ? Are you looking them up in such a way that they need to be in the project ?

User1m 27-Dec-12 0:17am

Never-mind just figured out what it was....I was uploading to a folder called "Files" in the ~/App_Data folder....once I moved "Files" to the root..everything works fine

User1m 27-Dec-12 0:18am

Thanks for your help Christian!

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User1m · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-26T18:17:00

Solution 2

Just figured out what it was....I was uploading to a folder called "Files" in the ~/App_Data folder....once I moved "Files" to the root..everything works fine

Posted 26-Dec-12 18:17pm

User1m