Don't overwrite file uploaded through FileUpload control

Question

With the following code:

    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (FileUpload1.HasFile)
        {
            string fileExt =
               System.IO.Path.GetExtension(FileUpload1.FileName);

            if (fileExt == ".jpg" || fileExt == ".jpeg" || fileExt == ".gif" || fileExt == ".png")
            {
                try
                {
                    FileUpload1.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("../uploads/originals/" + FileUpload1.FileName));
                    Label1.Text = "File name: " +
                        FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName + "<br>" +
                        FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentLength + " kb<br>" +
                        "Content type: " +
                        FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentType;
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Label1.Text = "ERROR: " + ex.Message.ToString();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Label1.Text = "Only image files are allowed!";
            }
        }
        else
        {
            Label1.Text = "You have not specified a file.";
        }


    }

I want to make it so that if the file exists it changes the name of it, is there any built in functionality for this? Classic ASP had a parameter so that when you upload say house.jpg, and then again it would become house(1).jpg etc etc which was useful.

Answer 1

There is nothing built in - you will need to make your own algorithm:

string path = Server.MapPath("../uploads/originals/" + FileUpload1.FileName);

if(!File.Exists(path))
{
  FileUpload1.SaveAs(path);
}
else
{
  // figure a different file name, perhaps check for existence as well
}

This can be constructed as a loop as well:

string path = Server.MapPath("../uploads/originals/" + FileUpload1.FileName);

while(File.Exists(path))
{
  // GetAlternatePath generates a new filename based on the path passed in
  path = GetAlternatePath(path); 
}
FileUpload1.SaveAs(path);