asp:FileUpload fetch the file Path

Question

VS 2008

How to fetch the Full File path for the File Uploaded in asp.net ??

Either HTML or ASP.Net Server Control, i need to use File Upload - Browse feature and need to fetch the Complete file path.

My guess is Due to security reasons, ASP.Net does not support asp:FileUpload to deliver the Full File Path ..!

What would be the best way to get the file path ?

I guess Answer is in your question :) – Muhammad Akhtar Apr 19 '11 at 16:09 — Muhammad Akhtar, Apr 19 '11 at 16:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '11 at 16:25

You can't do what you want by design (at least on modern browsers). This would be a security issue if you could.

You can read more about this here.

Snipit:

Historically, the HTML File Upload Control () has been the source of a significant number of information disclosure vulnerabilities. To resolve these issues, two changes were made to the behavior of the control.

To block attacks that rely on “stealing” keystrokes to surreptitiously trick the user into typing a local file path into the control, the File Path edit box is now read-only. The user must explicitly select a file for upload using the File Browse dialog.

IE8 read-only File Path box

Additionally, the “Include local directory path when uploading files” URLAction has been set to "Disable" for the Internet Zone. This change prevents leakage of potentially sensitive local file-system information to the Internet. For instance, rather than submitting the full path C:\users\ericlaw\documents\secret\image.png, Internet Explorer 8 will now submit only the filename image.png.

igot the answer .. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1130560/get-full-path-of-a-file-with-fileupload-control — goofyui, Apr 19 '11 at 16:35

asp:FileUpload fetch the file Path

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