FileExplorer Tree loses state within a MultiPage with RenderSelectedPageOnly=True

[Santiago]

Hi, I'm having trouble with a FileExplorer inside a MultiPage control. This is my markup code:
 

       <telerik:RadTabStrip ID="RadTabStrip1" runat="server" MultiPageID="RadMultiPage1" AutoPostBack="True">
            <Tabs>
                <telerik:RadTab PageViewID="RadPageView1" Text="1" Selected="true">
                </telerik:RadTab>
                <telerik:RadTab PageViewID="RadPageView2" Text="2">
                </telerik:RadTab>
            </Tabs>
        </telerik:RadTabStrip>
        <telerik:RadMultiPage ID="RadMultiPage1" runat="server" RenderSelectedPageOnly="True">
            <telerik:RadPageView ID="RadPageView1" runat="server" Selected="true">
                <telerik:RadFileExplorer ID="RadFileExplorer1" runat="server" Configuration-ViewPaths="/">
                </telerik:RadFileExplorer>
            </telerik:RadPageView>
            <telerik:RadPageView ID="RadPageView2" runat="server">
                2
            </telerik:RadPageView>
        </telerik:RadMultiPage>

At the beginning everything seems fine, I can navigate the folder as shown in the attachment 1.jpg.
But if I change the selected tab and then return to the FileExplorer tab, the FileExplorer Tree loses its state as shown in the attachment 2.jpg. The FileExplorer Grid mantains the selected folder, but de Tree collapses to its original state and loses the selected folder.

I found a similar issue in the forums: http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/file-explorer/control-gets-malformed-when-inside-radpageview-with-renderselectedpageonly-set.aspx. But it doesn't provide a solution.

BTW, I'm using Q1 2010.

Greetings,
Santiago.

[Dobromir]

Hi Santiago,

This behavior occurs because when RadMultiPage's RenderSelectedPageOnly property is set to false, RadFileExplorer is not registered on the page when different tab is selected, but the page stores information about the control in the ViewState.

To avoid this issue you need to manually call RadFileExplorer's refresh() method in the OnClientLoad client-side event, e.g.:

<telerik:RadFileExplorer ID="RadFileExplorer1" runat="server" Configuration-ViewPaths="~/" OnClientLoad="OnClientLoad">
</telerik:RadFileExplorer>
<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientLoad(explorer, args)
    {
        explorer.refresh();
    }
</script>

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,
Dobromir
the Telerik team

[Santiago]

That did the trick!

Thanks,
Santiago.