[thelist] Upload file with hyphen in name

[Chris at globet.com]

Casey

> In asp.net, I'm allowing the user to upload files to their server. 
> Standard.  However, when the file has a hyphen in the name it 
> fails to upload.  Having hyphens in the names of the images 
> is system critical and there is no way we can work around it.

[..]

What exception is being thrown? Instead of:

span1.InnerHtml = "An Error occured."

Try:

span1.InnerHtml = ex.Message

Let us know what the exception is.

HTH!

Chris Marsh
Web Developer
http://www.globet.com/
Tel: +44 20 8246 4804 Ext 828
Fax: +44 20 8246 4808

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> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Casey
> Sent: 13 February 2006 14:18
> To: The List
> Subject: [thelist] Upload file with hyphen in name
> 
> In asp.net, I'm allowing the user to upload files to their server. 
> Standard.  However, when the file has a hyphen in the name it 
> fails to upload.  Having hyphens in the names of the images 
> is system critical and there is no way we can work around it.
> 
> sub btnUpload(Sender as Object, e as EventArgs)  Dim picPath 
> as String = uploadThumb.PostedFile.FileName  Dim picTitle as 
> string = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(picPath)
>  Try
>   
> uploadThumb.PostedFile.SaveAs("E:\web\users\jewelfire.com\imag
> es_products\thumbs\" 
> + picTitle)
>   Span1.InnerHtml = "Upload Sucessfully.<br>File Name: " &  picTitle
>   Span1.visible=true
>  catch Exp as exception
>   span1.InnerHtml = "An Error occured."
>  End Try
> end sub
> 
> Is there a trick to getting this to work with hyphens?
> 
> Casey Crookston
> InternetOpus
> www.internetopus.com
> 320-267-0166
> 
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