Get the folder path of a file in Dynamics NAV without using FileManagement.OpenFolderDialog

holgerbaehren
holgerbaehren Member Posts: 4
in NAV Three Tier
I am trying to get the folder path of a file (e.g. "C:\folder\file.exe") in Dynamics NAV/CAL. It is trivial to do by using the standard Microsoft Codeunit 419 - File Management, as OpenFolderDialog does exactly that.

Unfortunately this uses DotNet which does not work in the Webclient (specifically System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog). Any ideas how that functionality can be implemented in a way that works in the Webclient (preferably without a Javascript Addin, but if there is nothing else, I would consider that, too.)

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  • ftornero
    ftornero Member Posts: 528
    If you only need to get 'C:\folder', you can use this:
    
Path(Filename : Text[1024]) Path : Text[1024]
Filename := DELCHR(Filename,'<');
Path := Filename;
WHILE STRPOS(Filename,'\')<>0 DO BEGIN
  Filename := COPYSTR(Filename, STRPOS(Filename,'\')+1);
END;
IF STRLEN(Path) > STRLEN(Filename) THEN
  EXIT(COPYSTR(Path,1,STRLEN(Path)-STRLEN(Filename)))
ELSE
  EXIT('');
  • Juhl
    Juhl Member Posts: 724
    Are we talking client side or server.
    Dotnet does work server side!
    Follow me on my blog juhl.blog
  • holgerbaehren
    holgerbaehren Member Posts: 4
    I probably didn't state the original question clear enough. I want the customer to select the file via an open file dialog and then write the path of the file into the database. Not a problem with OpenFolderDialog, but that does not work on the web client.
  • ftornero
    ftornero Member Posts: 528
    Then you can use something like that
    
IF FileMgt.CanRunDotNetOnClient THEN
  FileName := FileMgt.OpenFileDialog('Choose file:', '','CSV files (*.csv)|*.csv|All files (*.*)|*.*')
ELSE
  FileName := FileMgt.UploadFile('Choose file:', FileName);

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