private string ProcessPicture(Member tblMember, HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
string resultMessage = "";
if (file != null)
{
string _path = "";
string _serverPath = Server.MapPath("~/Content/Images/members/profilepics");
string _fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
string _fileExt = _fileName.Substring(_fileName.Length - 4);
//from http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/481015/Rename-Resize-Upload-Image-ASP-NET-MVC
ImageUpload imageUpload = new ImageUpload {
Width = 600
}; //set Width here
ImageResult imageResult = imageUpload.RenameUploadFile(file);
if (imageResult.Success)
{
//TODO: write the filename to the db
//save path for image to membermedia in db
MemberMedia mm = new MemberMedia();
mm.MemberID = tblMember.MemberID;
_path = "/Content/Images/members/profilepics/" + imageResult.ImageName;
mm.Path = _path;
int countExistingMM = db.MemberMedias.Where(m => m.MemberID == tblMember.MemberID).Count();
if (countExistingMM == 0)
{
mm.PrimaryPic = true;
}
tblMember.MemberMedias.Add(mm);
resultMessage = "Successfully Uploaded Image";
}
else
{
// use imageResult.ErrorMessage to show the error
resultMessage = "Successfully Uploaded Image";
}
db.SaveChanges();
}
return(resultMessage);
}
private ImageResult UploadFile(HttpPostedFileBase file, string fileName)
{
ImageResult imageResult = new ImageResult {
Success = true, ErrorMessage = null
};
var path = Path.Combine(HttpContext.Current.Request.MapPath(UploadPath), fileName);
string extension = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName);
//make sure the file is valid
if (!ValidateExtension(extension))
{
imageResult.Success = false;
imageResult.ErrorMessage = "Invalid Extension";
return(imageResult);
}
try
{
file.SaveAs(path);
Image imgOriginal = Image.FromFile(path);
//pass in whatever value you want
Image imgActual = Scale(imgOriginal);
imgOriginal.Dispose();
imgActual.Save(path);
imgActual.Dispose();
imageResult.ImageName = fileName;
return(imageResult);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// you might NOT want to show the exception error for the user
// this is generally logging or testing
imageResult.Success = false;
imageResult.ErrorMessage = ex.Message;
return(imageResult);
}
}