Upload files specific to specific user logins

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Hello,

I am a beginner at asp.net and web development and recently I have started working on user accounts and login. That all works well, a user can login and logout etc. My next task was to upload files on the server/database, which I was successfully able to achieve. So, now I can upload files, remove them from the server/database etc. Now, the problem that I am facing is when trying to upload files, I want it to be user specific.

So, for example: If person 'A' is uploading files 1,2,3. I want it to stay on the server/database and show them when he logs in again. If person 'B' is uploading 8 and 9, likewise for him too.

So, in this case, could someone direct me to some tutorials or any help that I could use in trying to achieve this?

Posted 17-Jul-13 0:56am

Mobile.Instinct

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Sushil Mate 17-Jul-13 7:13am

are you storing the files on server database? why?

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Do you have a unique id for each user?
There are many ways...

When you save in the database, identify the row with the user id.
Or
If you save it as a file, create folders with user ids like "files/%id%/" and save files inside. You can list files by user using the path and System.IO.Directory.GetFiles.
Or
You can save it in the database, using the user id and a Guid or the path to identify the file, it will be easy to list and show a link to user, like in a grid or something.

Posted 17-Jul-13 1:32am

Jean A Brandelero

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**Joezer BH** · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17T01:06:00

You can:

1. Use private folders - create a folder for each user and have them work with their private folder only (and then perhaps also add a shared folder etc).
2. You can manage permissions. This can be done either on the application level - keep records of the files uploaded by the users, in your DB and manage what users see and what they can write/read accordingly, OR it can be done based on authorization level, you can manage the windows based permissions of the files.

Cheers,
Edo