file upload to media from form in umbraco 8

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Rabea 34 posts 186 karma points

May 04, 2019 @ 17:18

Umbraco 8

Is there a simple way to upload file to a media folder in Umbraco 8 at controller level, and setting it as a value for a file upload datatype. This is the code i am using currently:

   if (model.FileUpload != null)
            {
                IMediaService mediaService = Services.MediaService;
                var media = mediaService.CreateMedia(model.FileUpload.FileName, 1834, "File");
                media.SetValue("umbracoFile", model.FileUpload.InputStream);
                mediaService.Save(media);
                content.SetValue("entry", media);

            }

Fileupload has type HttpPostedFileBase.

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David Armitage 505 posts 2073 karma points

Jun 21, 2020 @ 03:39

Hi Rabea,

This is how I do it.

 public IMedia InsertImage(HttpPostedFileBase file, int mediaFolderId, IContentTypeBaseServiceProvider contentTypeBaseServiceProvider)
        {
            try
            {
                IMedia media = _mediaService.CreateMedia(file.FileName, mediaFolderId, Constants.Conventions.MediaTypes.Image);
                media.SetValue(contentTypeBaseServiceProvider, "umbracoFile", file.FileName, file);
                _mediaService.Save(media);
                return media;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                _logger.Error<UmbMediaService>("InsertImage | Exception: {0} | Message: {1}", e.InnerException != null ? e.InnerException.ToString() : "", e.Message != null ? e.Message.ToString() : "");
            }

            return null;
        }

And this is how I call the method.

var contentTypeBaseServiceProvider = Current.Services.ContentTypeBaseServices;
                        IMedia image = _umbMediaService.InsertImage(model.Logo, model.MediaFolderId, contentTypeBaseServiceProvider);

Here are the using statements. I am sure not all are necessary. I am sure your visual studios intellisesne will tell you if one of them is not required.

using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
using Website.Core.Helpers;
using Website.Core.Models;
using Website.Core.Models.EntityModels;
using Website.Core.Services;

I can confirm this code works. I literally just re-tested this on a project before posting.