Could be anything really. The client determines what comes up for the file name so the browser - or more likely some library or spambot is using a custom Http encoder to try and send you a file and they have the full filename in there.

If you need to clean up the filename just use Path.FileName() to extract just the path.

+++ Rick ---


>I have never seen this before. My upload class has served over 25,000 uploads so far and this is a first. I have this code:
>
>

>            Dim lcControl As String = ""
>            Dim lcFileName As String = ""
>            Dim lnFileSize As Integer = 0
>            Dim loFileUpload As System.Web.UI.WebControls.FileUpload = New System.Web.UI.WebControls.FileUpload
>            Dim loHttpPostedFile As System.Web.HttpPostedFile = Nothing
>
>                ' Get a reference to the control
>                loFileUpload = oProcess.oPage.FindControl(lcControl + "$FileUpload")
>
>                ' If the file was uploaded
>                If Not loFileUpload Is Nothing Then
>
>                    ' Get a reference to the posted file
>                    loHttpPostedFile = loFileUpload.PostedFile
>
>                    ' See if the file was submitted
>                    If Not loHttpPostedFile Is Nothing Then
>
>                        ' Get the file size
>                        lnFileSize = loHttpPostedFile.ContentLength
>
>                        ' If the file was submitted
>                        If lnFileSize > 0 Then
>
>                            ' Get the file name
>                            lcFileName = loHttpPostedFile.FileName
>

>
>lcFileName usually gives the file name. But, in a particular case, I end up with something like this:
>
>"C:\Users\UserHere\Desktop\data file - drp - english - on.pdf"
>
>What is causing this?