I know this shouldn’t be as hard as I have found it to be, but I could use some help on a problem. I have used, and am familiar with the FileUpload control, works great.
But now I have a need to allow the user to choose a folder path without selecting a file. Basically a folder location, on the local hard drive where my code will read the files located in the choosen folder and process against them.
I am drawing a total blank and my web searches are not giving me what I am looking for.
I initially developed this with a Windows FolderDialogBrowser control, but it will not run on the web server, likely a security issue, and I can not change it.
Public Class FolderBrowserDialogExampleForm
Inherits Form
Private folderBrowserDialog1 As FolderBrowserDialog
Private openFileDialog1 As OpenFileDialog
Private richTextBox1 As RichTextBox
Private mainMenu1 As MainMenu
Private fileMenuItem As MenuItem
Private WithEvents folderMenuItem As MenuItem, _
closeMenuItem As MenuItem, _
openMenuItem As MenuItem
Private openFileName As String, folderName As String
Private fileOpened As Boolean = False
Is there some way to open the folder browser on the local machine, from a web browser? I’m not looking to salvage the code above unless there is a reasonable fix.
Full error message:
Compilation Error
Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.
Compiler Error Message: BC30002: Type 'Form' is not defined.
Source error:
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There is no concept of folder selection in the HTML/JavaScript platform. Even if you could select one, you wouldn’t be able to do anything with the folder path. If you use a plugin technology like Silverlight, Flash, or a Java applet, they may have folder selection and reading capabilities.