Hey all,

I'm trying to add a file upload control to my ASP.NET MVC 2 form but after I select a jpg and click Save, it gives the following error:

The input is not a valid Base-64 string as it contains a non-base 64 character, more than two padding characters, or a non-white space character among the padding characters.

Here's the view:

<% using (Html.BeginForm("Save", "Developers", FormMethod.Post, new {enctype = "multipart/form-data"})) { %>
    <%: Html.ValidationSummary(true) %>
    <fieldset>
        <legend>Fields</legend>

        <div class="editor-label">
            Login Name
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            <%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.LoginName) %>
            <%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.LoginName) %>
        </div>

        <div class="editor-label">
            Password
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            <%: Html.Password("Password") %>
            <%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Password) %>
        </div>

        <div class="editor-label">
            First Name
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            <%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.FirstName) %>
            <%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FirstName) %>
        </div>

        <div class="editor-label">
            Last Name
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            <%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.LastName) %>
            <%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.LastName) %>
        </div>

        <div class="editor-label">
            Photo
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            <input id="Photo" name="Photo" type="file" />
        </div>

        <p>
            <%: Html.Hidden("DeveloperID") %>
            <%: Html.Hidden("CreateDate") %>
            <input type="submit" value="Save" />
        </p>
    </fieldset>
<% } %>

And the controller:

//POST: /Secure/Developers/Save/
        [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
        public ActionResult Save(Developer developer)
        {
            //get profile photo.
            var upload = Request.Files["Photo"];
            if (upload.ContentLength > 0)
            {
                string savedFileName = Path.Combine(
                      ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["FileUploadDirectory"],
                      "Developer_" + developer.FirstName + "_" + developer.LastName + ".jpg");
                upload.SaveAs(savedFileName);
            }
            developer.UpdateDate = DateTime.Now;
            if (developer.DeveloperID == 0)
            {//inserting new developer.
                DataContext.DeveloperData.Insert(developer);
            }
            else
            {//attaching existing developer.
                DataContext.DeveloperData.Attach(developer);
            }
            //save changes.
            DataContext.SaveChanges();
            //redirect to developer list.
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }

Thanks, Justin