Moving files from network drive(Only accessible on client) to locally (on server).

Phogue

Hi.

I'm currently trying to browse a network drive to attach some files to a mail.

Currently I'm using the DotNet System.Object and System.IO.Directory and System.Collections.Generic.List to find the filepaths in the following way:

SysObj := SysDir.GetFiles(DirectoryPath);
SysList := SysList.List;
SysList.AddRange(SysObj);

FOR j:= 1 TO SysList.Count DO BEGIN
CurrentFile := FORMAT(SysList.Item(j-1));
END;

Since only the NAV clients have access to the network drives in which the files exist, RunOnClient has to be set to true for these DotNet data type variables.

I want to move these files to a drive on the same server the NAV server runs on, but I can't simply use System.IO.Directory.Move(file1,file2), since the client won't have access to the server's drives.

Is there any smart way of going about this, since I can't set the File datatype to RunOnClient = true?

Thank you in advance.

Maaax

@phogue If i'm not wrong, you should be able to handle this with the CUs

• "3-Tier Automation Mgt." with BlobImport and BlobExport
• "Common Dialog Management" for User File Selecting Window.

SanderDk

Hello @Phenno
What version of NAV are you running?

If you run a newer version of NAV or BC, then you can use Codeunit 419 File Management.

There is a function called UploadFileSilentToServerPath, where you can pass your client path and your server path.

This will upload the file.

Maaax

+1 SanderDk.
The CU 419 is the holy bible for file handling

Phogue

SanderDk wrote: »

Hello
What version of NAV are you running?

@SanderDk Thanks for the response, I'm currently on 6.02, with no File Management CU unfortunately, but I'll grab the function code from a newer version, and try using it in the 6.02, since it only requires dotnet objects and not data types such as blobs.

Maaax

@phogue If i'm not wrong, you should be able to handle this with the CUs

• "3-Tier Automation Mgt." with BlobImport and BlobExport
• "Common Dialog Management" for User File Selecting Window.