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Saturday 26 January 2013

Insert Word Document Files into SQL Server Database Table using C# and VB.Net

You can upload any files like images, Word document. Excel document, Portable Document Format (PDF), Text Files sand save them to Database
Database Design
Here I have created a Database called dbFiles and it has a table called tblFiles.
It has 4 Fields. The complete description is available in the Figure below


Table Structure

As you can see above for the id field I have set Identity Specification true, so that it automatically increments itself.
Field
Relevance
id
Identification Number
Name
File Name
Content Type
Content Type for the file
Data
File stored as Binary Data
Connection String
Below is the connection string to the database. You can modify it to suit yours
<connectionStrings>
<add name="conString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;database=dbFiles; Integrated Security=true"/>
</connectionStrings >
To start with I have added a FileUpload control, a button and a Label to show messages
<asp:FileUpload ID="FileUpload1" runat="server" />
<asp:Button ID="btnUpload" runat="server" Text="Upload"
OnClick="btnUpload_Click" />
<br />
<asp:Label ID="lblMessage" runat="server" Text=""
Font-Names = "Arial"></asp:Label>

And here is the snippet which is called on the Upload Button Click event
C#     
protected void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Read the file and convert it to Byte Array
    string filePath = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName;  
    string filename = Path.GetFileName(filePath);
    string ext = Path.GetExtension(filename);
    string contenttype = String.Empty;
    //Set the contenttype based on File Extension
    switch(ext)
    {
        case ".doc":
            contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word";
            break;
        case ".docx":
            contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word";
            break;
        case ".xls":
            contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-excel";
            break;
        case ".xlsx":
            contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-excel";
            break;
        case ".jpg":
            contenttype = "image/jpg";
            break;
        case ".png":
            contenttype = "image/png";
            break;
        case ".gif":
            contenttype = "image/gif";
            break;
        case ".pdf":
            contenttype = "application/pdf";
            break;
    }
    if (contenttype != String.Empty)
    {
        Stream fs = FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream;
        BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs);
        Byte[] bytes = br.ReadBytes((Int32)fs.Length);
        //insert the file into database
        string strQuery = "insert into tblFiles(Name, ContentType, Data)" +
           " values (@Name, @ContentType, @Data)";
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(strQuery);
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@Name", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = filename;
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContentType", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value
          = contenttype;
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@Data", SqlDbType.Binary).Value = bytes;
        InsertUpdateData(cmd);
        lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green;  
        lblMessage.Text = "File Uploaded Successfully";
    }
    else
    {
        lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;   
        lblMessage.Text = "File format not recognised." +
          " Upload Image/Word/PDF/Excel formats";
    }
}
VB.Net
  
Protected Sub btnUpload_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
  ' Read the file and convert it to Byte Array
  Dim filePath As String = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName
  Dim filename As String = Path.GetFileName(filePath)
  Dim ext As String = Path.GetExtension(filename)
  Dim contenttype As String = String.Empty
  'Set the contenttype based on File Extension
  Select Case ext
    Case ".doc"
      contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word"
      Exit Select
    Case ".docx"
      contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word"
      Exit Select
    Case ".xls"
      contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-excel"
      Exit Select
    Case ".xlsx"
      contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-excel"
      Exit Select
    Case ".jpg"
      contenttype = "image/jpg"
      Exit Select
    Case ".png"
      contenttype = "image/png"
      Exit Select
    Case ".gif"
      contenttype = "image/gif"
      Exit Select
    Case ".pdf"
      contenttype = "application/pdf"
      Exit Select
    End Select
    If contenttype <> String.Empty Then
      Dim fs As Stream = FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream
      Dim br As New BinaryReader(fs)
      Dim bytes As Byte() = br.ReadBytes(fs.Length)
      'insert the file into database
       Dim strQuery As String = "insert into tblFiles" _
       & "(Name, ContentType, Data)" _
       & " values (@Name, @ContentType, @Data)"
       Dim cmd As New SqlCommand(strQuery)
       cmd.Parameters.Add("@Name", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = filename
       cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContentType", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value _
       = contenttype
       cmd.Parameters.Add("@Data", SqlDbType.Binary).Value = bytes
       InsertUpdateData(cmd)
       lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green
       lblMessage.Text = "File Uploaded Successfully"
     Else
       lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
       lblMessage.Text = "File format not recognised." _
       & " Upload Image/Word/PDF/Excel formats"
     End If
  End Sub
The above code simply reads the uploaded File as Stream and then converts the Stream to Byte array using Binary Reader and then the finally the byte arrays is saved to the database InsertUpdateData method executes the query to save the data in database
The InsertUpdateData function is given below
    
C#
private Boolean InsertUpdateData(SqlCommand cmd)
{
    String strConnString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
    .ConnectionStrings["conString"].ConnectionString;
    SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString);
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
    cmd.Connection = con;
    try
    {
        con.Open();
        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Response.Write(ex.Message);
        return false;
    }
    finally
    {
        con.Close();
        con.Dispose();
    }
}
VB.Net
Public Function InsertUpdateData(ByVal cmd As SqlCommand) As Boolean
    Dim strConnString As String = System.Configuration.
    ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("conString").ConnectionString
    Dim con As New SqlConnection(strConnString)
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text
    cmd.Connection = con
    Try
      con.Open()
      cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
      Return True
    Catch ex As Exception
      Response.Write(ex.Message)
      Return False
    Finally
      con.Close()
      con.Dispose()
    End Try
End Function

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