How do I get jQuery's Uploadify plugin to work with ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I\'m in the process of trying to get the jQuery plugin, Uploadify, to work with ASP.NET MVC.

I\'ve got the plugin showing up fine with the following JavaScript snipp

Answer 1

public string Upload(HttpPostedFileBase FileData) {}

is correct - the file uploaded by uploadify will get binded to FileData. No need to get into Request.Files to retrieve the file - which makes it harder to mock and test.

If your action isn't firing at all (i.e. try debugging and see if a breakpoint within the method is hit), then your issue is most likely the 'script' value - are you running under a virtual directory? If so you'll need to put the name of the directory in front. Uploadify is using an absolute path.

i.e. 'script: '/virtual_directory/Placement/Upload'

right now uploadify is sending to http://localhost/Placement/Upload.

also try using the route debugger (http://haacked.com/archive/2008/03/13/url-routing-debugger.aspx) to check where your route is being mapped to.