Filtering the file extensions in Fileupload Control

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I have a FileUpload control .When ever i click on Browse button there need to be dispayed only ppt files in the browser window to select from.Is there a way for this ??

Posted 8-Feb-12 20:29pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-12 2:39am

To best of my knowledge, the problem is: browsers do not support it. Ugly problem, I would say. You can only validate the file name after the users selected it, issue warning, etc.
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Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:51am

That is indeed a bad problem.

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Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-08T20:51:00

Solution 1

The easiest way to do this after the file is chosen, validate via Javascript.
Shown here[^].

You can also do validations via C# if you so require.

Posted 8-Feb-12 20:51pm

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Espen Harlinn 9-Feb-12 8:36am

5'ed!

Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 12:07pm

Thank you Espen.