How to choose Folder Path using C# and ASP.Net?

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Hi All,

How to choose a Folder Location then get all files from that Folder using file upload control
without select file from file upload Control,
Thanks in Advance.

Posted 10-Feb-14 0:43am

Mohankumar.Engain

Updated 12-Feb-14 2:53am

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[no name] 10-Feb-14 6:45am

Got your point but it will be more clear if u can give one small example how you want the thing to work..

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 10-Feb-14 6:48am

Have you done anything so far? Show some effort (code or searching)! As is it ain't a question...

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-10T00:53:00

Solution 1

You can't, not from the server. Or at least, you can't in 99.99% of circumstances.

The server has no access to the client file system, or to even know if the client has a file system.
The folder the FileUpload control starts browsing in is completely browser dependent - you can;t control it.

Posted 10-Feb-14 0:53am

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Mohankumar.Engain 10-Feb-14 7:09am

Then How to choose location, to get a partucular directory without selecting a file

[no name] 12-Feb-14 8:56am

Best thing I would suggest you mohan, if you are performing xyz operations on a file. better upload the file to server and later can do it.
Create a folder in server side.

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-12T03:50:00

You need to understand the concept.

Think

You browse some website, then without your knowledge it takes a file from your system and do some operations on it on Server. It can then do anything with that file, you don't have any control over it.

Why this happens?

If this is possible, then it is hack. That's why, it is not possible. Browser's security feature don't allow you to select anything from Client's system, without his/her permission and that should be the ideal behaviour. Otherwise everybody will scare to visit websites.

So, what to do now?

Don't do this. Ask for user's permission and get the file. :)