multiple file upload

I been searching for a longgggggg time! plz help
I need to upload multiple files like this
we browse
select a set of files inside a folder<<meaning physical folder>>
then the selected files will be added

do u think that is achievable by asp.net and C#

thanx
nono

I while back I was looking for the same thing and found something promissing. However I didn't like the way the file picker worked.

When you hit the "browse" button, it would open a windows like file picker but you could only select one file at a time instead of shift or cntl clicking all the ones you want at once. So when you select a file it would add it to a list and you would keep adding them until you had them all, then press upload. To me this is just as cumbersome as uploading one file at a time.
Does anyone know how to make the browse dialog let you pick more than one file at a time?

After some research I found it's not possible to select more than one file or select a directory to upload with the file dialog. To do this you must use something like an Active X control. SoftArtisans have a nice one http://fileup.softartisans.com/fileup-122.aspx but it's expensive (demo is here: http://demo.softartisans.com/demos/XFileSamples/Upload/AXFFile.asp). I'm still looking for a good cheap one.

Here's another site that has a cheaper one http://www.aspupload.com/livedemo.html check out XUpload.


-Marcus

hi mmobile I think I found an acceptable solution for it
but it wont be as dynamic as i want it to be but good enough
check this out
http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/multiuploads.asp
like i believe that a user got to double check each and every file he/she is intending to upload so clicking browse then add and browse and add for each file isnt a terribly bad thing!!!
they can still live

Hi there,

Although I can't seem to find it now, I did find an MS ActiveX Control which would allow files and folders to be dragged on and uploaded. I couldn't get it to work though. Does anyone else know about this?

Thanks,
Kevin

There is a multi upload ActiveX control with folder recursion and multiple selection
at URL

It uploads same as the browser so you
can use existing upload handlers on the server with little or no modification.

Versal HTTP File upload ActiveX is a forceful and attractive solution for your sites to upload thousands of files. This ActiveX with a user-friendly and easy-to-use uploading interface. even for untrained users ,they can use it easy. You overcome the limitations of traditional form-based uploading. With file Uploader, the mode to upload files via HTML input fields will be history.
This ActiveX support batch files; Support BreakPoint uploader, Don't worry about unreliable or slow connections. If an upload fails before completion, it is resumed from the point of failure so time and bandwidth are never wasted

Upload data use the standard HTTP format, support batch file upload.
Support BreakPoint uploader, Automatic BreakPoint uploader if an upload fails before completion, it is resumed from the point of failure so time and bandwidth are never wasted.
Control the pack size automatically accordding to the condition of network, avoid the bindwidth throttling.
Ability to specify a limitation for the total upload size, uploaded files count, single file size, and filters for the file types before an upload begins.
Ability to attach additional forms to the uploading data(input, select, and textarea fields).
A progress bar which indicates accurate information about the upload process.
Fires events for client-side VBScript, JavaScript and VB apps to handle.
Drag-and-drop support.Ability to add files by shortcut key Ctl+C Ctl+V
With File uploader,file transfer sizes can reach 5 GB with minimal server resources
You can set the save path dynamic in server side. Support network shares path. Ability to specify user, so can increase the safety
Support various proxy(HTTP, Socket4, Socket5 and so on)
Memory friendly even for huge number of uploaded files.
File Uploader is a smart component which developed in ATL/WTL, it independent of MFC library. The size of CAB only 123Kb, compress more small.
Ability to redirects a browser to another page upon completion of an upload.

If you want to get the detail information, please visit: http://uploader.versalsoft.com