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HttpPostedFile::SaveAs Method

Saves the contents of an uploaded file.

Namespace:  System.Web
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

public:
void SaveAs(
	String^ filename
)

Parameters

filename
Type: System::String
The name of the saved file.

ExceptionCondition
HttpException

The RequireRootedSaveAsPath property of the HttpRuntimeSection object is set to true, but filename is not an absolute path.

The maximum size allowed for a request, which includes uploaded files, is 4 MB, by default. Maximum request size can be specified in the Machine.config or Web.config file in the maxRequestLength attribute of the httpRuntime Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema) element. The maximum request size for a specific page can be specified using the location Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema) element in a Web.config file.

The following code example demonstrates how to save all the files that are uploaded by the client to the C:\TempFiles folder on the Web server's local disk.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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