Hi

I have the following code that uploads images and other files to an SQL Server DB on GoDaddy via a FileUpload Control on an aspx page.

Public Function InsertData(ByVal cmd As SqlCommand) As Boolean
        Dim strConnString As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("ConnectionString").ConnectionString
        Dim con As New SqlConnection(strConnString)
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text
        cmd.Connection = con
        Try
            con.Open()
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
            Return True
        Catch ex As Exception
            Response.Write(ex.Message)
            Return False
        Finally
            con.Close()
            con.Dispose()
        End Try
    End Function



Protected Sub btnUpload_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnUpload.Click

        ' Read the file and convert it to a Byte Array 
        Dim filePath As String = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName
        Dim filename As String = Path.GetFileName(filePath)
        Dim ext As String = Path.GetExtension(filename)
        Dim contenttype As String = String.Empty



        'Set the contenttype variable value based on the File Extension
        Select Case ext
            Case ".doc"
                contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word"
                Exit Select
            Case ".docx"
                contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-word"
                Exit Select
            Case ".xls"
                contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-excel"
                Exit Select
            Case ".xlsx"
                contenttype = "application/vnd.ms-excel"
                Exit Select
            Case ".jpg"
                contenttype = "image/jpg"
                Exit Select
            Case ".png"
                contenttype = "image/png"
                Exit Select
            Case ".gif"
                contenttype = "image/gif"
                Exit Select
            Case ".pdf"
                contenttype = "application/pdf"
                Exit Select
        End Select

        If contenttype <> String.Empty Then
            Dim fs As Stream = FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream
            Dim br As New BinaryReader(fs)
            Dim bytes As Byte() = br.ReadBytes(Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length))
            br.Close()

            fs.Close()



            'insert the file into database 
            Dim strQuery As String = "insert into tblImg" _
            & "(Name, ContentType, Data)" _
            & " values (@Name, @ContentType, @Data)"

            Dim cmd As New SqlCommand(strQuery)
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@Name", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = filename
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContentType", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = contenttype

            cmd.Parameters.Add("@Data", SqlDbType.VarBinary).Value = bytes

            InsertData(cmd)

            lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green
            lblMessage.Text = "File Uploaded Successfully"
        Else
            lblMessage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
            lblMessage.Text = "File format not recognised." _
            & " Upload Image/Word/PDF/Excel formats"
        End If
    End Sub

The DB table on GoDaddy is called tblImg and is made up of the following fields:

Id - int - Primary key autoincrement Id.Incr=1 Id.seed=1
Name - varchar
ContentType - varchar
Data - varbinary MAX

My problem is that every time I run the code I get two records inserted the first one is correct containing the text and the image the second record contains the text again and no image. I only need one record added not two. Any help will be highly appreciated thanks.

Have you stepped through your code and checked your SQL query is correct and that InsertData() doesn't get called twice? Although I don't see how either of those things could happen, the code looks fine. The only other two options are that your click method is getting called twice or something is happening upstream.

Hi thanks for your reply. Believe me I've checked everything till my eyes go red. By Upstream do you mean at the GoDaddy DB. I have a feeling its something to do with the end of the Byte Array when transmitted.

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