Question

How to store the file which is uploaded by the user to the database ? I want to store the file in the database how can we do that ? In the back-end I am using sql with c#.net application.

Answer 1

This solution works for SQL SERVER 2005/2008.

You have to create table with VARBINARY(MAX) as one of the columns. In my case I’ve created Table Raporty with column RaportPlik being VARBINARY(MAX) column.

Below there are couple of support functions you can modify for your needs:

    public static void databaseFilePut(string varFilePath) {
        byte[] file;
        using (var stream = new FileStream(varFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)) {
            using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream)) {
                file = reader.ReadBytes((int) stream.Length);

            }

        }
        using (var varConnection = Locale.sqlConnectOneTime(Locale.sqlDataConnectionDetails))
        using (var sqlWrite = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO Raporty (RaportPlik) Values(@File)", varConnection)) {
            sqlWrite.Parameters.Add("@File", SqlDbType.VarBinary, file.Length).Value = file;
            sqlWrite.ExecuteNonQuery();
        }
    }
    public static void databaseFileRead(string varID, string varPathToNewLocation) {
        using (var varConnection = Locale.sqlConnectOneTime(Locale.sqlDataConnectionDetails))
        using (var sqlQuery = new SqlCommand(@"SELECT [RaportPlik] FROM [dbo].[Raporty] WHERE [RaportID] = @varID", varConnection)) {
            sqlQuery.Parameters.AddWithValue("@varID", varID);
            using (var sqlQueryResult = sqlQuery.ExecuteReader())
                if (sqlQueryResult != null) {
                    sqlQueryResult.Read();
                    var blob = new Byte[(sqlQueryResult.GetBytes(0, 0, null, 0, int.MaxValue))];
                    sqlQueryResult.GetBytes(0, 0, blob, 0, blob.Length);
                    using (var fs = new FileStream(varPathToNewLocation, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)) fs.Write(blob, 0, blob.Length);
                }
        }
    }
    public static MemoryStream databaseFileRead(string varID) {
        MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
        using (var varConnection = Locale.sqlConnectOneTime(Locale.sqlDataConnectionDetails))
        using (var sqlQuery = new SqlCommand(@"SELECT [RaportPlik] FROM [dbo].[Raporty] WHERE [RaportID] = @varID", varConnection)) {
            sqlQuery.Parameters.AddWithValue("@varID", varID);
            using (var sqlQueryResult = sqlQuery.ExecuteReader())
                if (sqlQueryResult != null) {
                    sqlQueryResult.Read();
                    var blob = new Byte[(sqlQueryResult.GetBytes(0, 0, null, 0, int.MaxValue))];
                    sqlQueryResult.GetBytes(0, 0, blob, 0, blob.Length);
                    //using (var fs = new MemoryStream(memoryStream, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)) {
                    memoryStream.Write(blob, 0, blob.Length);
                    //}
                }
        }
        return memoryStream;
    }

First method is to put file into database from drive, second method is to get file and save it on drive, and 3rd method is to get file from database and put it as MemoryStream so you can some other stuff with it then just writing it to drive.

This 4th method is to put MemoryStream into database:

public static int databaseFilePut(MemoryStream fileToPut) {
        int varID = 0;
        byte[] file = fileToPut.ToArray();
        const string preparedCommand = @"
                    INSERT INTO [dbo].[Raporty]
                               ([RaportPlik])
                         VALUES
                               (@File)
                        SELECT [RaportID] FROM [dbo].[Raporty]
            WHERE [RaportID] = SCOPE_IDENTITY()
                    ";
        using (var varConnection = Locale.sqlConnectOneTime(Locale.sqlDataConnectionDetails))
        using (var sqlWrite = new SqlCommand(preparedCommand, varConnection)) {
            sqlWrite.Parameters.Add("@File", SqlDbType.VarBinary, file.Length).Value = file;

            using (var sqlWriteQuery = sqlWrite.ExecuteReader())
                while (sqlWriteQuery != null && sqlWriteQuery.Read()) {
                    varID = sqlWriteQuery["RaportID"] is int ? (int) sqlWriteQuery["RaportID"] : 0;
                }
        }
        return varID;
    }