Reading File From Network Location

c# asp.net .net network-share
kuldeep verma picture kuldeep verma · May 21, 2012 · Viewed 28.4k times · Source

I am having Bunch of Files in A folder which is shared on Network Drive . I am trying to Access those Files into my Code . But It is giving an error:

System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException was unhandled by user code

Fname = txtwbs.Text;
DirectoryInfo objDir = new DirectoryInfo("Y:\\");
_xmlpath = objDir + "\\" + Fname + "\\" + Fname + ".xml";
if (File.Exists(_xmlpath ))
{
    reader(_xmlpath);
}

I have Also used:

file = fopen("\\\\10.0.2.20\\smartjobs\\Eto\\"+Fname);

I am Able to Read File from My Local PC But it is giving Exception Only for Network Location .Please let me know how can I read File From Network Shared Location .

And Also How Can I Make A tree view of Folders into Asp.net Web Application .

Directory Structure is Like that 

\\10.0.2.20\Smartjobs\Eto\

this is Parent Directory It is congaing Nos of Folder having XML Documents.

Answer

bhavesh lad picture bhavesh lad · May 21, 2012

In asp.net, you cannot access network folder directly because asp.net runs under anonymous user account, that account does not have access to that location.

You can give rights to "Everyone" in that shared location and see if it is working. However this is not advisable.

Alternativly You may have to do impersonation in asp.net code when accessing network location. You will have to do implersonation with the user who has access to that shared location.

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