Question

how to filter the file type with the file upload control in asp.net & c#.net

for example on clicking the browse button of the file upload control ,it should open browse file dialog with only excel file types.

how is it possible

Answer 1

this is the answer from the other forum

I think it ‘s easy to realise it if you use C# (or VB,net) and .net fileupload control. you may define file types in arraylist “allowedExtensions”.

string upload_Image(FileUpload fileupload, string ImageSavedPath)
{
    FileUpload fu = fileupload;  
    string imagepath = "";
    if (fileupload.HasFile)
    {
        string filepath = Server.MapPath(ImageSavedPath);  
        String fileExtension = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(fu.FileName).ToLower();
        String[] allowedExtensions = { ".gif", ".png", ".jpeg", ".jpg" };
        for (int i = 0; i < allowedExtensions.Length; i++)
        {
            if (fileExtension == allowedExtensions[i])
            {
                try
                {
                    string s_newfilename = DateTime.Now.Year.ToString() +
                        DateTime.Now.Month.ToString() + DateTime.Now.Day.ToString() +
                        DateTime.Now.Hour.ToString() + DateTime.Now.Minute.ToString() +                           DateTime.Now.Second.ToString() +  fileExtension; 
                        fu.PostedFile.SaveAs(filepath + s_newfilename);

                   imagepath = ImageSavedPath + s_newfilename;
               }
               catch (Exception ex)
               {
                   Response.Write("File could not be uploaded.");
               }

           }

       }

   }
   return imagepath;
}