RadFileExplorer cannot access UNC path

[Jinky]

Hi, I have  a RadFileExplorer. I use CustomColumnsContentProvider to load the Treeview but when I use UNC path, base.ResolveRootDirectoryAsTree(path) shows error "Failed to map the path '\\SampleServer\FolderName'"

Here is my Code:

web.config:

<add key="UNCPath" value="\\SampleServer\\FolderName"  />

aspx.cs:

RadFileExplorer1.Configuration.ViewPaths = new string[] { ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["UNCPath"] };

CustomColumnsContentProvider:

 public override DirectoryItem ResolveRootDirectoryAsTree(string path)
 {
     DirectoryItem originalFolder = base.ResolveRootDirectoryAsTree(path);

Shows error on this part:

     DirectoryItem originalFolder = base.ResolveRootDirectoryAsTree(path);

How can I access UNC in ResolveRootDIrectory?

[Vessy]

Hi Jinky,

The RadFileExplorer's built-in content provider expects VirtualPaths to folders inside the application root to be set to its ViewPaths / DeletePaths / UploadPaths properties. In order to configure RadFileExplorer to work with shared drives or physical paths you need to implement custom content provider. Such provider is available in the following KB article:
Use RadFileExplorer with physical and shared folder's paths

More detailed information on how to implement custom content provider is available in the following help article:
Using custom FileBrowserContentProvider


Regards,
Veselina Raykova
the Telerik team