Single File Upload in ASP.NET MVC

On the Visual Studio, create new ASP.NET MVC Web Application project

Select Empty Template and Core Reference is MVC

Create new folder named Content. In this folder, create new folder named Images

In Models folder, create new entities class as below:

Create new class named Product.cs as below:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;

namespace LearnASPNETMVCWithRealApps.Models
{
    public class Product
    {
        public string Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public double Price { get; set; }
        public string Photo { get; set; }
    }
}

In Controllers folder, create new controller named ProductController.cs as below:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using LearnASPNETMVCWithRealApps.Models;

namespace LearnASPNETMVCWithRealApps.Controllers
{
    public class ProductController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View("Index", new Product());
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Save(Product product, HttpPostedFileBase photo)
        {
            if (photo != null)
            {
                photo.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~/Content/Images/" + photo.FileName));
                product.Photo = photo.FileName;
            }
            ViewBag.product = product;
            return View("Success");
        }

    }
}

In Views/Product folder, create new razor views as below:

Create new view named Index.cshtml as below:

@{
    Layout = null;
}
@model LearnASPNETMVCWithRealApps.Models.Product

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>

    @using (Html.BeginForm("Save", "Product", FormMethod.Post, new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))
    {
        <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
            <tr>
                <td>Id</td>
                <td>@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Id)</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Name</td>
                <td>@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name)</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Price</td>
                <td>@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Price)</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Photo</td>
                <td>
                    <input type="file" name="photo" />
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>&nbsp;</td>
                <td><input type="submit" value="Save" /></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    }

</body>
</html>

Create new view named Success.cshtml as below:

@{
    Layout = null;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Success</title>
</head>
<body>

    <h3>Product Info</h3>
    <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="1">
        <tr>
            <td>Id</td>
            <td>@ViewBag.product.Id</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Name</td>
            <td>@ViewBag.product.Name</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Price</td>
            <td>@ViewBag.product.Price</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Photo</td>
            <td><img src="~/Content/Images/@ViewBag.product.Photo" width="120" /></td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>
</html>

Access Index action in Product controller with following url: http://localhost:49328/Product/Index

Output

Input new product information and select a photo need upload to Images folder

Click Save button submit form to Save action in Product controller with following url: http://localhost:49328/Product/Save

Output

I recommend you refer to the books below to learn more about the knowledge in this article:

Create ASP.NET MVC Project

Images Folder

Entity Class

Product.cs

Create Controller

Create View

Index View

Success View

Structure of ASP.NET MVC Project

Run Application

References