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Umbraco Adding base64 File with SetValue

I'll explain the problem right away, but first of all...is this achievable?
I have a Document Type in Umbraco where I store data from a Form. I can store everything except the file.
...
content.SetValue("notes", item.Notes);
content.SetValue("curriculum", item.Curriculum); /*this is the file*/
...
I'm adding items like this where SetValue comes from the following namespace namespace Umbraco.Core.Models and this is the function signature void SetValue(string propertyTypeAlias, object value)
And the return error is the following
"String or binary data would be truncated.
↵The statement has been terminated."
Did I missunderstood something? Shouldn't I be sending the base64? I'm adding the image to a media file where it creates a sub-folder with a sequential number. If I try to add an existing folder it appends the file just fine but if I point to a new media sub-folder it also returns an error. Any ideas on how should I approach this?
Thanks in advance
Edit 1: After Cryothic answer I've updated my code with the following
byte[] tempByte = Convert.FromBase64String(item.Curriculum);
var mediaFile = _mediaService.CreateMedia(item.cvExtension, -1, Constants.Conventions.MediaTypes.File);
Stream fileStream = new MemoryStream(tempByte);
var fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(item.cvExtension);
mediaFile.SetValue("umbracoFile", fileName, fileStream);
_mediaService.Save(mediaFile);
and the error happens at mediaFile.SetValue(...).
If I upload a file from umbraco it goes to "http://localhost:3295/media/1679/test.txt" and the next one would go to "http://localhost:3295/media/1680/test.txt". Where do I tell on my request that it has to add to the /media folder and increment? Do I only point to the media folder and umbaco handles the incrementation part?
If I change on SetValue to the following mediaFile.SetValue("curriculum", fileName, fileStream); the request succeeds but the file is not added to the content itself and the file is added to "http://localhost:3295/umbraco/media" instead of "http://localhost:3295/media".
If I try the following - content.SetValue("curriculum", item.cvExtension); - the file is added to the content but with the path "http://localhost:3295/umbraco/test.txt".
I'm not understanding very well how umbraco inserts files into the media folder (outside umbraco) and how you add the media service path to the content service.

Do you need to save base64?
I have done something like that, but using the MediaService.
My project had the option to upload multiple images on mulitple wizard-steps, and I needed to save them all at once. So I looped through the uploaded files (HttpFileCollection) per step. acceptedFiletypes is a string-list with the mimetypes I'd allow.
for (int i = 0; i < files.Count; i++) {
byte[] fileData = null;
UploadedFile uf = null;
try {
if (acceptedFiletypes.Contains(files[i].ContentType)) {
using (var binaryReader = new BinaryReader(files[i].InputStream)) {
fileData = binaryReader.ReadBytes(files[i].ContentLength);
}
if (fileData.Length > 0) {
uf = new UploadedFile {
FileName = files[i].FileName,
FileType = fileType,
FileData = fileData
};
}
}
}
catch { }
if (uf != null) {
projectData.UploadedFiles.Add(uf);
}
}
After the last step, I would loop throug my projectData.UploadedFiles and do the following.
var service = Umbraco.Core.ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MediaService;
var mediaTypeAlias = "Image";
var mediaItem = service.CreateMedia(fileName, parentFolderID, mediaTypeAlias);
Stream fileStream = new MemoryStream(file.FileData);
mediaItem.SetValue("umbracoFile", fileName, fileStream);
service.Save(mediaItem);
I also had a check which would see if the uploaded filename was ending on ".pdf". In that case I'd change the mediaTypeAlias to "File".
I hope this helps.

How to Download File

I have been following these links all listed below, i found the best way to write this SMALL create Excel and Download function. ( Using EPPlus for Excel )
Download file of any type in Asp.Net MVC using FileResult? + How to convert an Stream into a byte[] in C#?
Using a FileStreamResult with a MemoryStream in ASP.NET MVC 3
Writing A Custom File Download Action Result For ASP.NET MVC
It runs through the code perfectly without error every time I run this but does not "Kick out" the file to be downloaded ( in a save as dialogue or w/e ).
public ActionResult ShowReport()
{
using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
{
ExcelPackage pck = new ExcelPackage();
var ws = pck.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sample1");
ws.Cells["A1"].Value = "Sample 1";
ws.Cells["A1"].Style.Font.Bold = true;
var shape = ws.Drawings.AddShape("Shape1", eShapeStyle.Rect);
shape.SetPosition(50, 200);
shape.SetSize(200, 100);
shape.Text = "Sample 1 text text text";
var fileDownloadName = "sample.xlsx";
var contentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet";//System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet
var fileStream = new MemoryStream();
pck.SaveAs(fileStream);
fileStream.Position = 0;
var fsr = new FileStreamResult(fileStream, contentType);
fsr.FileDownloadName = fileDownloadName;
byte[] fileBytes = ReadToEnd(fileStream);
string fileName = "example";
return File(fileBytes, contentType, fileName);
}
}
What am I doing wrong / missing? - Must i write that Dialogue myself?
PN: I have also attempted this way
byte[] fileBytes = ReadToEnd(fileStream);
string fileName = "example";
return File(fileBytes, contentType, fileName);
ofcourse i had to figure out how to convert Stream to Byte but it also did not show anything.
Image of Chrome's Network Development Tool
Sorry about the small image ( if you can't see it scroll in with ctl+MouseWheel ) if your in a supporting browswer.

(In response to the comment thread above.)
From the image posted it looks like the actual file request (the last one in the list) is coming from JavaScript code instead of from a normal document-level request. Given this, it's highly likely that the server-side code is working correctly and returning the correct response.
However, since it's an AJAX request, the browser doesn't actually know what to do with the response. There are some potential solutions here. Ideally, you'll want to make this a normal request and remove AJAX from the picture if possible. If that's not an option, you can still initiate a document-level request from JavaScript. Something as simple as this:
window.location = '#Url.Action("Method", "Controller")';
This would be initiated from JavaScript code as it currently is, but would be for the whole browser instead of an AJAX request. That should do the trick.

Using the memory stream you have you can simple pass that to the Response object once you have saved the Excel Package
Code:
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=FILENAME.xlsx")
Response.Charset = String.Empty
Response.ContentType = "application/ms-excel"
Response.BinaryWrite(stream.ToArray())
Response.End()

program not writing to file but will write to console in c#

I have a C# program and it will not write to a file but does write to console, even though the file write line is before console. i have tried several modifications and run through debug as well, and it never writes to the file or it puts one line in the file only
// Read the file and display it line by line.
System.IO.StreamReader file = new System.IO.StreamReader("urltest.txt");
string myFileName = String.Format("{0}_{1}", DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhh"), "-urlcheck.log");
while((line = file.ReadLine()) != null)
{
Uri myUri = new Uri(line);
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(myFileName))
try
{
// create the web request and response based on the url that has been
// just read from the file urltest.txt
HttpWebRequest reqFP = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(myUri);
HttpWebResponse rspFP = (HttpWebResponse)reqFP.GetResponse();
if (HttpStatusCode.OK == rspFP.StatusCode)
{
// HTTP = 200 - Internet connection available, server online
// Write status of the URL to the log file
writer.WriteLine("================================================================= =========");
writer.WriteLine("Status code of returned: OK " + myUri + " THIS URL IS NOT BLOCKED!");
Console.WriteLine("Status code of returned: OK " + myUri + " THIS URL IS NOT BLOCKED!");
var _uri = myUri.ToString();
string _catstr1 = catURL(_uri);
//regex to get the last 8-9 items of the line and replace them
Regex pat = new Regex(#"</(.*?)a");
string _catstr = pat.Replace(_catstr1, "\x20");
// Write the Catagory of the URL to file and continue
writer.WriteLine("URL " + _catstr);
Console.WriteLine("URL " + _catstr);
}
}

Most anything that writes out to a file should be either within a using block or manually fushed and closed.
using (var writer = ...)
{
// Do your writing
} // <- upon leaving the using block writer will automatically be cleaned up.
Note: I'm not a huge fan of var but as I don't know what class you're using it at least makes a valid example of code

You didn't provide the code for File access, but 99% sure that you didn't close the stream.

call Flush() if you want to force output before you close your writer

How to open txt file on localhost and change is content

i want to open a css file using C# 4.5 and change only one file at a time.
Doing it like this gives me the exception - URI formats are not supported.
What is the most effective way to do it ?
Can I find the line and replace it without reading the whole file ?
Can the line that I am looking and than start to insert text until
cursor is pointing on some char ?
public void ChangeColor()
{
string text = File.ReadAllText("http://localhost:8080/game/Css/style.css");
text = text.Replace("class='replace'", "new value");
File.WriteAllText("D://p.htm", text);
}

I believe File.ReadAllText is expecting a file path, not a URL.
No, you cannot search/replace sections of a text file without reading and re-writing the whole file. It's just a text file, not a database.

most effective way to do it is to declare any control you want to alter the css of as "runat=server" and then modify the CssClass property of it. There is no known alternative way to modify the css file directly. Any other hacks is just that.. a hack and very innefficient way to do it.

As mentioned before File.ReadAllText does not support url. Following is a working example with WebRequest:
{
Uri uri = new Uri("http://localhost:8080/game/Css/style.css");
WebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(uri);
WebResponse web = req.GetResponse();
Stream stream = web.GetResponseStream();
string content = string.Empty;
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(stream))
{
content = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
content.Replace("class='replace'", "new value");
using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("D://p.htm"))
{
sw.Write(content);
sw.Flush();
}
}

Automate WebBrowser.ShowSaveAsDialog() or alternative method

Basically I wan't to save an image loaded in a webBrowser control. The only way I can get this to work at the moment is by showing the save as dialog.
is there a way to pass in a path and make it save itself? (hide the dialog I ask to show!)
is there another way to save the image? I can't seem to get documentstream to work. I have also tried webclient.filedownload(...) but get an error 302 ( "(302) Found Redirect.")
DownloadFileAsync gives no error but an empty jpeg file?
files are always jpegs, but not always at same location.

You should go with HttpWebRequest.
It has the capability to follow a 302 automatically.
var myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com");
//increase this number if there are more then one redirects.
myHttpWebRequest.MaximumAutomaticRedirections = 1;
myHttpWebRequest.AllowAutoRedirect = true;
var myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse();
var buff = new byte[myHttpWebResponse.ContentLength];
// here you specify the path to the file. The path in this example is : image.jpg
// if you want to store it in the application root use:
// AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "\\image.jpg"
using (var sw = new BinaryWriter(File.Open("c:\\image.jpg", FileMode.OpenOrCreate)))
{
using (var br = new BinaryReader (myHttpWebResponse.GetResponseStream ()))
{
br.Read(buff, 0, (int)myHttpWebResponse.ContentLength);
sw.Write(buff);
}
}