ASP.NET: Best way to grab a file path from a form thats residing in network share (UNC path)

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In our intranet environment I am trying to have a way of (like file upload / telerik file explorer) selecting a file using a browser and then returning the path only. I need to save the path in database and users need to select the file from network shared drive.

For telerik explorer u need to implement custom provider to do that and I am unable to do it using file upload control.

Tips regarding a user friendly solution will be highly appreciated.

But to do that i would require the full path first isn't it? From browser, file upload control is only returning the file name when I try getting the .value in Firefox/Chrome (required browsers), ANy ideas? — user446923, Oct 02 '12 at 05:23
Oh, I got it now - so I changed the question tag since it's client-related rather than an ASP.NET-related issue. Please see my answer below. — Ofer Zelig, Oct 02 '12 at 05:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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That can't be done because it would posses a security issue.

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Oct 02 '12 at 05:34

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sigh that was my only fear but well now it's verified. Thanks. Also thanks for editing the tag..you are right its client side stuff. – user446923 Oct 02 '12 at 08:07

ASP.NET: Best way to grab a file path from a form thats residing in network share (UNC path)

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