There is a specific control for this, FileUpload. Just add it on the page and you can get the uploaded file from this control on postback, quite similar to the other controls on page, like textboxes etc. for more info: http://asp.net-tutorials.com/controls/file-upload-control/
aspx page:
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:FileUpload id="FileUploadControl" runat="server" />
<asp:Button runat="server" id="UploadButton" text="Upload" onclick="UploadButton_Click" />
<br /><br />
<asp:Label runat="server" id="StatusLabel" text="Upload status: " />
</form>
Code Behind:
protected void UploadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(FileUploadControl.HasFile)
{
try
{
string filename = Path.GetFileName(FileUploadControl.FileName);
FileUploadControl.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~/") + filename);
StatusLabel.Text = "Upload status: File uploaded!";
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
StatusLabel.Text = "Upload status: The file could not be uploaded. The following error occured: " + ex.Message;
}
}
}