Changing the custom dictionary files location

HOW-TO

Change the custom dictionary files location

SOLUTION

Approach 1: Change the default dictionary location and move the custom dictionaries out of the web application folder.

<telerik:RadSpell ID="RadSpell1" runat="server" DictionaryPath="/common/RadSpell" ... />  

In this case, the /common/RadSpell/ folder can be mapped to a different directory outside of the main web application. As long as the path in DictionaryPath can be mapped to a physical location, the spell check will work.

Approach 2: Implement a custom dictionary provider. Here is what needs to be done:

1. Create a class that implements the ICustomDictionarySource interface. Here is an example:
   

         public class myType : Telerik.Web.UI.Dictionaries.ICustomDictionarySource 
     { 
   
    #region ICustomDictionarySource Members 
    string _dictionaryPath; 
    public string DictionaryPath 
    { 
       get 
       { 
             return _dictionaryPath; 
       } 
       set 
       { 
             _dictionaryPath = value; 
       } 
    } 
   
    string _language; 
    public string Language 
    { 
       get 
       { 
             return _language; 
       } 
       set 
       { 
             _language = value; 
       } 
    } 
   
    string _customAppendix; 
    public string CustomAppendix 
    { 
       get 
       { 
             return _customAppendix; 
       } 
       set 
       { 
             _customAppendix = value; 
       } 
    } 
   
    public string ReadWord() 
    { 
       //return a string containing a word from the custom dictionary 
       //return null when there are no more words in the custom dictionary 
       return null; 
    } 
   
    public void AddWord(string word) 
    { 
       //implement custom code to add the word in your custom dictionary 
    } 
   
    #endregion 
   
   
   } 
   
   </code></pre></div>      The **ReadWord** function is called from the spell code as many times as you return a string. When you return null, the spell assumes there are no more words in the custom dictionary.  
     The AddWord function is called if the user chooses to add a new word to the custom dictionary.  
   2. Set the **CustomDictionarySourceTypeName **in the SpellCheckSettings to the full type name of your custom provider. For example **CustomDictionarySourceTypeName**="myType, App\_Code"