Upload Files in ASP.NET MVC

<h2>Basic File Upload</h2>

@using (Html.BeginForm("Index",

                        "Home",

                        FormMethod.Post,

                        new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))

{

    <label for="file">Upload Image:</label>

    <input type="file" name="file" id="file" /><br><br>

    <input type="submit" value="Upload Image" />

    <br><br>

    @ViewBag.Message

}

        [HttpPost]

        public ActionResult Index(HttpPostedFileBase file)

        {

            if (file != null && file.ContentLength > 0)

                try

                {

                    string path = Path.Combine(Server.MapPath("~/Images"),

                                               Path.GetFileName(file.FileName));

                    file.SaveAs(path);

                    ViewBag.Message = "File uploaded successfully";

                }

                catch (Exception ex)

                {

                    ViewBag.Message = "ERROR:" + ex.Message.ToString();

                }

            else

            {

                ViewBag.Message = "You have not specified a file.";

            }

            return View();

        }