How do I upload a user's file to a file server without using FileUpload?

[vvinc]

I need to upload a file (xml, pdf, etc) from the user's PC, but I need to write it directly to a file server. I cannot use FileUpload because there is no way to direct its initial upload to anything but the web server. So, how do I use the HTML INPUT to upload the file from the user's PC directly to a file server located at a different URL than the web server the web page is being hosted on?

Thanks for your help. I am not as good with HTML as I should be.

[Frinavale]

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the ASP.NET FileUpload control is rendered as an HTML <input type='file' ../> control.

If you need to retrieve a file from the user's computer using ASP.NET, you need to use the FileUpload control (or the HTML input control....whic h is the same thing at it's core).

What problems are you having with regards to writing the file to the file server?

-Frinny

[vvinc]

I found the answer to the problem today. By adding the action property to the form, I can use it to direct the file upload to the URL of a file server instead of the default which is the web server.