VB.Net Auto-Fill File Upload Webform

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I am looking for a way to use VB.Net to upload several files through an existing web-form. I do not have access to the actual server so I cannot do it that way. I know how to get the File Upload HTML element and Submit the form; however, I do not know how to set the file I wish to upload.

I have tried extensive Googling on this topic, but all I get is "How to set up a batch uploader with ASP.Net"

Any help would be appreciated, even though I will probably be smacking myself on the forehead later ;-)
Ethan

Posted 2-Feb-12 20:11pm

Matchlighter

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Sridhar Patnayak 3-Feb-12 2:29am

So finally what you want, you cant access server, so where you want to upload

Matchlighter 3-Feb-12 2:54am

I should have said that I don't have full access to the server to change the script so it supports batch uploads. I do have access to the upload form, which looks like this: http://bit.ly/xvGg7o

[no name] 3-Feb-12 4:03am

Hi,

Basically you'd be needing just the file name to enter on the FileUpload Textbox. How about storing the filename in a persistant file and pasting it programmatically on the WebForm's textbox?

Matchlighter 3-Feb-12 14:33pm

I know where the file is, but I don't know how to set the File 'Element' in the webform to it. Is there an attribute I can set or something similar?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Feb-12 4:11am

Maybe I did not understand the question but "I do not have access to the actual server" make all the further talking useless. If you question makes some sense, don't hesitate to explain it to us.
--SA

Matchlighter 3-Feb-12 14:34pm

Sorry, I should have clarified that. I have access to the upload form, but not the server side ASP scripts that handle the uploads.

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Jyothikarthik_N · Answer 1 · 2012-02-05T18:32:00

Hi,

You can try this javascript idea:

JavaScript

function funcAutofillUploadForm() {
            var uploadctrl = document.getElementById('MainContent_fuControl');
            var inputCtrl = uploadctrl.outerHTML;            
        }

Now, inputCtrl would hold something like:

HTML

<INPUT id=MainContent_fuControl type=file value=ertterth name=ctl00$MainContent$fuControl>

You just have to find a way to replace the value part with your path.