To attach the file from Local Machine to SharePoint ListItem as an attachment, Import the System.IO namespace to use the Stream Class to read the file contents.
Use System.Web.UI.WebControls.FileUpload control is named as fileUpload in code.
Sample code for uploading the file from Local Machine to ListItem attachments as follows,
//Check the FileUpload control has the file
if (fileUpload.PostedFile != null)
{item = list.Items.Add();
item[“Title”] = fileUpload.FileName;
//Read the Contents from the file in Local machine
Stream fs = fileUpload.PostedFile.InputStream;
byte[] fileContents = new byte[fs.Length];
fs.Read(fileContents, 0, (int)fs.Length);
fs.Close();
// Add the file to the ListItem as an Attachment
SPAttachmentCollection attachments = item.Attachments;
string fileName = Path.GetFileName(fileUpload.PostedFile.FileName);
attachments.Add(fileName, fileContents);
item.Update();
}
4 Comments
Arunan · June 30, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Is it possible to check out a file from sharepoint and modify it and check in back (Like in VSS). I have a requirement to modify a excel file in sharepoint and repost it again! is it possible! if yes kindly tell me how?
ktskumar · July 1, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Check below office links for Check-out and check-in a file without coding in sharepoint.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/HA101535701033.aspx?pid=CH101787551033
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/HA101535891033.aspx?pid=CH101787551033
Arunan · July 3, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Thanks for ur reply santhakumar!
i want to do it thru coding! I actually knew to do it without coding!
can u suggest a way for that
Shiva · August 30, 2008 at 2:20 AM
No need to add reference to system.io
Single line of code
item.Attachments.Add(fileUpload.FileName, fileUpload.FileBytes);
Hope this helps.