Save file names in database after uploaded, using plupload and mvc3 - asp.net-mvc

Question

I am trying to save the name of each individual file in a database after they have been uploaded. I have this code that successfully uploads the files.
$(function () {
$("#uploader").plupload({
// General settings
runtimes: 'silverlight,flash,html5',
url: '#Url.Content( "~/FileUploadChunks/UploadChunk" )',
max_file_size: '10mb',
chunk_size: '1mb',
unique_names: true,
// Flash settings
flash_swf_url: '/plupload/js/plupload.flash.swf',
// Silverlight settings
silverlight_xap_url: '/plupload/js/plupload.silverlight.xap'
});
});
This is the Controller
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult UploadChunk(int? chunk, int chunks, string name)
{
var fileUpload = Request.Files[0];
var uploadpath = Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/UploadedFiles");
chunk = chunk ?? 0;
using (var fs = new FileStream(Path.Combine(uploadpath, name), chunk == 0 ? FileMode.Create : FileMode.Append))
{
var buffer = new byte[fileUpload.InputStream.Length];
fileUpload.InputStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
fs.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
}
return Content("chunk uploaded", "text/plain");
}
Just to test, I tried something like this to try to capture the name and add them to a list to return to the view, but I cannot figure out how to print out the list in the view to see its contents.
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult UploadChunk(int? chunk, int chunks, string name)
{
var fileUpload = Request.Files[0];
var uploadpath = Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/UploadedFiles");
chunk = chunk ?? 0;
using (var fs = new FileStream(Path.Combine(uploadpath, name), chunk == 0 ? FileMode.Create : FileMode.Append))
{
var buffer = new byte[fileUpload.InputStream.Length];
fileUpload.InputStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
fs.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
}
List<string> list = new List<string>();
foreach (string inputTagName in Request.Files)
{
HttpPostedFileBase file1 = Request.Files[inputTagName];
if (file1.ContentLength > 0)
{
list.Add(file1.FileName);
}
}
ViewBag.List = list;
}
Ultimately I am just trying to loop through the names and save them in a database. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Answer 1

You didn't give any information about you database, etc. for us to provide you with good help. However I'll give it a shot.
To answer your other question,
I tried something like this to try to capture the name and add them to
a list to return to the view, but I cannot figure out how to print out
the list in the view to see its contents.
In your view, something like this should show them:
#foreach (string fileName in ViewBag.List)
{
#fileName
<br />
}
Assuming your using Entity Framework Code Fist, to save the file name to your database you need to have a model.
public class UploadedFileName
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
then in your controller you can alter the foreach statement you used to something like this:
foreach (HttpPostedFile file in Request.Files)
{
if (file.ContentLength > 0)
{
UploadedFileName uploadedFile = new UploadedFileName();
uploadedFile.Name = file.FileName;
databaseContext.UploadedFileNames.Add(uploadedFile);
}
}
The HttpPostedFile above may need to be HttpPostedFileBase, if you have an error. And the databaseContext is your database context, usually it is db.