Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.

[jt]

I have deployed the r.a.d.editor for MOSS but I am encountering the following error in FireFox when I attempt to view a page that has a rich text editor control:

Server Error in '/' Application.
Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.

Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:
[HttpException (0x80004005): Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.]
System.Web.Util.UrlPath.ReduceVirtualPath(String path) +3527382
System.Web.Util.UrlPath.Reduce(String path) +84
System.Web.Util.UrlPath.Combine(String appPath, String basepath, String relative) +355
System.Web.UI.Control.ResolveClientUrl(String relativeUrl) +196
Telerik.RadEditorUtils.RadControl.IsCssPathRegistered(String path) +187
Telerik.RadEditorUtils.RadControl.RegisterCssFile(String path) +50
Telerik.RadEditorUtils.RadControl.RenderRuntimeSkin() +64
Telerik.RadEditorUtils.RadControl.Page_PreRenderComplete(Object sender, EventArgs e) +10
System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) +0
System.Web.UI.Page.OnPreRenderComplete(EventArgs e) +2010324
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1566

[Dimitar Milushev]

Hello jt,

Thank you for reporting this. We will investigate the issue and get back to you as soon as possible.

Regards,
Dimitar Milushev
the telerik team

www.telerik.com | dnn.telerik.com | www.sharepointcontrols.com | www.sitefinity.com | www.mcmscontrols.com

[Morten]

I had this problem using the tabstrip.
It turned out to be a problem with the way I referenced the stylesheet in my masterpage.

was:
<link href="../styles/s.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

changing the reference solved the problem:
<link href="/styles/s.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

[jt]

I did a check on the pages where the Telerik r.a.d editor is throwing an exception and it appears that the following is generated on the SharePoint 2007 page:
<!--mstheme--><link id="ctl00_onetidThemeCSS" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../_themes/Cardinal/Card1011-65001.css" />

Is this causing the problem? If so how can I remove the link from the SharePoint 2007 page.  Thanks.

JT

[Lini]

Hi JT,

As it was already pointed, you probably have a wrong stylesheet declaration on your page. if it is possible, try removing the css file declaration and see if the error goes away.

Best wishes,
Lini
the telerik team

www.telerik.com | dnn.telerik.com | www.sitefinity.com

[Steven]

Hi guys,

I tried the r.a.d.editor today and had the same issue. Tracking down the bug, I found it came from how we implemented a custom master page combined with a custom theme.

JT is correct,  the line below is the error (view source using IE). <!--mstheme--><link id="ctl00_onetidThemeCSS" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../_themes/Cardinal/Card1011-65001.css" />
It's generated by SharePoint, from a line in your custom masterpage:
<meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="customtheme 1011, default">
The "customtheme" name will be your theme name.

It's not needed if you referenced your theme css files elsewhere in your masterpage, from root as Morten71 points out. I just commented out the meta tag above in my custom masterpage and the error went away.

Really great web part btw telerik! I'm going to blog about it for sure.

Hope this helps!
Steven.