ASP.NET MVC3 RAZOR: File Upload gives zero as file count

Question

I need to upload multiple files into web server using MVC3 with RAZOR. I have the following code. In the controller, I am getting zero as the file count. How to correct it t

Answer 1

change your form to match the following

@using(Html.BeginForm("action","controller",FormMethod.Post,new{encType = "multipart/form-data"})){
{

<input type="file" name="files[0]" id="file1" />
<input type="file" name="files[1]" id="file2" />
<input type="file" name="files[2]" id="file3" />

<input type="submit"  />

}

indices 0,1,2 will allow modelbinder to bind to IEnumerable furthermore encType also has to be specified when posting files to the server

Answer 2

You must include the enctype attribute in the form tag to indicate that the form should include files.

@using (Html.BeginForm("YourAction", "Controller", FormMethod.Post, new {enctype="multipart/form-data"))
{
}