How to make a fileupload interface in ASP.NET

Question

I am trying to make a file upload interface in ASP.NET webforms and am looking for some advice on how to proceed.

The file upload interface is part of a website I am

Answer 1

I would recommend storing the files in the database, rather than a temporary folder.

Don't store them in Session Db - too much information, but include the SessionId in the Files Database record.

So you'd have a Files database with a table along the lines of

 Id (int identity field)
 Data (varbinary(max))
 MimeType (varchar(50))
 SessionId (varchar(50))

 UserId ??

Then you'd simply need to write a scheduled SQL task to clear images where the session had expired.