File name and extension

[Hamza]

Hi,

I looked everywhere to get a selected item from a file explorer in C#, but nothing worked.

I need only the name and the extension to update my database, is that possible?

[Vessy]

Hi Hamza,

The file-selecting functionality of RadFileExplorer is implemented on the client-side and such is available only on the client. You can access the selected file with the following logic:

                var selectedFile = $find("RadFileExplorer1").get_selectedItem();
                var fileName = selectedFile.get_name();
                var ext = selectedFile.get_extension()

If you need to access this information on the server, you could store the selected file name into a hidden field and access its value later on the server. For example, you can store it in the OnClientItemSelected event-handler:

        <telerik:RadFileExplorer ID="RadFileExplorer1" runat="server" OnClientItemSelected="onItemSelected">
            <Configuration ViewPaths="~/" DeletePaths="~/" UploadPaths="~/" />
        </telerik:RadFileExplorer>
        <asp:HiddenField ID="SelectedFileFld" runat="server" />
        <script>
            function onItemSelected(fileExplorer, args) {
                var selectedItem = args.get_item();
                var fileName = selectedItem.get_name();
                $get("SelectedFileFld").value = fileName;
                //access SelectedFileFld.Value on the server when you need it
            }
        </script>

 

Regards,
Vessy
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