Show files in separate window rather than IFrame

[Ryan Dailey]

Is there a way to make files inside the FileExplorer show up in a separate browser window, rather than inside the Iframe window?

[Dobromir]

Hi Ryan,

It is possible to modify the default behavior of the OpenFile functionality by assigning a handler to the OnClientFileOpen client-side event and cancel the default execution using set_cancel(true) method.

You can achieve the required functionality using the following code:

<telerik:RadFileExplorer ID="RadFileExplorer1" runat="server" EnableOpenFile="true" OnClientFileOpen="OnClientFileOpen">
    <Configuration ViewPaths="~/" DeletePaths="~/" UploadPaths="~/" />
</telerik:RadFileExplorer>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientFileOpen(sender, args)
    {
        //check the type of the selected item
        if (!args.get_item().isDirectory())
        {
            var href = window.location.host;
            args.set_cancel(true);

            //open the item in new window to avoid losing current content
            window.open("http://" + href + args.get_item().get_url());
        }
    }
</script>

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Dobromir
the Telerik team

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