How to restrict the other format files from Displaying while browsing with File Upload for Selecting a File to Upload?

Question

In my Project I am Uploading Doc or PDF file for the Reference of the User during the "File Upload" browse all the files including Doc and PDF files are displaying to select so I used IF condition in my Code to check whther the file selected was DOC or PDF but I want only DOC and PDF files to be displayed for selection to discard the IF statement my Code is,

        if (FileUpload1.HasFile != false)
        {
            // Read the file and convert it to Byte Array

            string filePath = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName;

            int size = FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentLength;

            string filename = Path.GetFileName(filePath);

            string ext = Path.GetExtension(filename);

            string contenttype = String.Empty;

            int bufferSize = 1;
            byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];

            //Set the contenttype based on File Extension

            switch (ext)
            {

                case ".doc":

                    contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word";

                    break;
                case ".docx":

                    contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word";

                    break;

                case ".pdf":

                    contenttype = "application/pdf";

                    break;

            }
            if (size <= 5242880)
            {
                if (contenttype != String.Empty && ext == ".doc" || ext == ".docx" || ext == ".pdf")
                {

                    Stream fs = FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream;

                    BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs);

                    Byte[] bytes = br.ReadBytes((Int32)fs.Length);
                    string fname = @"E:\Rajesh_Kumar\Application\Valuation\ExamManagement\ExamManagement\FileUpload";
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(fname);
                    string strFullFilename = @"E:\Rajesh_Kumar\Application\Valuation\ExamManagement\ExamManagement\FileUpload\" + FileUpload1.FileName;
                    //SqlCommand   qry = new SqlCommand("select Filepath from answerkey");
                     FileInfo file = new FileInfo(strFullFilename);
                    //FileInfo file1 = new FileInfo(qry);
                    fname = Path.Combine(fname, strFullFilename);
                    if(file.Exists)
                    {
                        lblMessage.Visible = true;
                        lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;

                        lblMessage.Text = "File - ''"+filename+"'' - already Exists in the Database !!!";
                        FileUpload1.Focus();
                   }
                    else
                    {


                        //insert the file into database
                        string strQuery = "insert into answerkey(Filename, Type, Data,Filepath)" + " values (@Filename, @Type, @Data,@Filepath)";

                        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(strQuery);

                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@Filename", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = filename;

                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@Type", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = contenttype;

                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@Data", SqlDbType.Binary).Value = bytes;

                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@Filepath", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = filePath;

                        InsertUpdateData(cmd);
                        File.Copy(filePath, strFullFilename, true);
                       lblMessage.Visible = true;

                        lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green;

                        string filename1 = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename);

                        lblMessage.Text =  "File -      '' " + filename1 + " ''  - of Size - ''" + size + " bytes''  - has been Uploaded Successfully";


                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    lblMessage.Visible = true;
                    lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;

                    lblMessage.Text = "File format not recognised.Upload Word/PDF formats Only";
                    FileUpload1.Focus();


                }


            }
            else
            {
                lblMessage.Visible = true;
                lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;

                lblMessage.Text = "File Size is larger than 5 MB !!!";
                FileUpload1.Focus();
            }

        }
        else
        {
            lblMessage.Visible = true;
            lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;

            lblMessage.Text = "Please Select a File !!!";
            FileUpload1.Focus();

        }


        }

Thanks in Advance...

@ Obama Restricting the File Upload from Showing only the selected Format of Files to Upload rather than Showing all Files — Rajesh, May 08 '13 at 08:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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In case of web, you cannot do that.

For a way around, you can see the link:
How to restrict file type in FileUpload control

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

Community

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answered May 08 '13 at 08:42

Ali

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In one of a Web Project it is Working but for this Page it is not working. – Rajesh May 09 '13 at 08:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 08 '13 at 08:52

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Use Regular Expression Validator:

<asp:RegularExpressionValidator
                id="RegularExpressionValidator1" runat="server"
                ErrorMessage="Only Word and PDF files are allowed!"
                ValidationExpression="^(([a-zA-Z]:)|(\\{2}\w+)\$?)(\\(\w[\w].*))(.pdf|.PDF|.doc|.DOC|.docx|.DOCX)$"
                ControlToValidate="FileUpload1" CssClass="text-red"></asp:RegularExpressionValidator>

Hope this will help :)

answered May 08 '13 at 08:52

Sweety

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@ Sweeety The Regular Expression Validator does the same thing the IF condition do in the Code, I dont want that I just want to Restrict the Other Format files from displaying while browing via File Upload for Uploading the File. – Rajesh May 08 '13 at 09:02
Hi Rajesh!! Look this link here [VB Code](http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/net/nets4p7.html) or here [C# Code](http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/csharp/csharp_s4p9.html). Also are you working on web project or windows project?? – Sweety May 09 '13 at 01:58
Have you tried the links I have attached in previous comment?? – Sweety May 10 '13 at 01:23

How to restrict the other format files from Displaying while browsing with File Upload for Selecting a File to Upload?

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