opening a file n reading it

[ahsan2011]

hii...i m trying to open a file in asp.net(C#).. here how my code looks like.. string maulik =Server.MapPath("maulik.txt"); StreamReader sr = File.OpenText("C:\\maulik.txt"); string contents = sr.ReadToEnd(); Label2.Text=contents; sr.Close(); this works fine...but have to provide a filename... how can i open a random file using a dialog box and then read it... help required urgently

[Guffa]

What exactly is it that you need help with? Opening the dialog box? Getting the file name from the dialog box? Using the file name in the code that reads the file?

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[ahsan2011]

i dont want to specify a file name but open a file to read while browsing 4 it...n opening it

[Guffa]

What exactly is it that you need help with? Opening the dialog box? Getting the file name from the dialog box? Using the file name in the code that reads the file?

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[ahsan2011]

need to open a file using a dialog box...

[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

ahsan2011 wrote:

need to open a file using a dialog box...

ASP.NET is serverside. However, you have HtmlInputFile to lend you little help.

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