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.

ASPX

<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:

   C#

   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 
   } 

   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"