There are 3rd party utilities you can buy that can break up the file into
chunks and upload a piece at a time.
They also can provide you with the "impossible to display normally" -
progress bar.
There was long thread posted a year or more ago that described how to solve
this problem yourself.
The issue is the posters only provided 80% of the code and then "went
private" and sold the rights to these utility companies. If you are
competent enough then you could write your own but...
--
Joe Fallon
"Robert Strickland" <bs*********@comporium.net> wrote in message
news:OW**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Is there any code or suggested method of uploading large files? We may
have to upload files over a gig is length?
"Joerg Jooss" <jo*********@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD] wrote: You can add or modify the following section in your web.config file:
<configuration>
<system.web>
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="4096" />
</system.web>
</configuration>
The above value (4096 KB) is the default maximum upload file size.
It's also important to note that the current implementation buffers the
entire uploaded file in memory, which means it's not suitable for
uploading large files.
Cheers,
--
Joerg Jooss
www.joergjooss.de
ne**@joergjooss.de