Need to dump file on HD in browser: what are my options?

[Steven Spits]

Hi group,

I need to write a file in a network share automatically from within the
browser. I realise this is an uncommon scenario that would need some work on
the client side. The less the better ofcourse.

I was thinking about using embedded .NET user controls in IE (using OBJECT).
This would require installing .NET 2.0 runtime on the clients and grating
the assembly the required permissions to write the file.

However, it seems to me that embedded .NET user controls is superceeded by
Silverlight. Installation certainly is much easier, but I'm unsure if a
Silverlight application can be grated persmissions to write on the users HD?

Or perhaps that's another way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?

Steven

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Steven,

Something tells me that you aren't going to be able to elevate the
security level in an embedded Silverlight control more than a .NET embedded
control. I found the following forum posts on silverlight.net:

http://silverlight.net/forums/p/4373/12939.aspx

http://silverlight.net/forums/p/5850/17926.aspx#17926

As well as this blog post from someone at MS:

http://blogs.msdn.com/shrib/archive/2007/09/25/saving-a-file-to-the-local-disk-in-silverlight.aspx

 

[Steven Spits]

Nicholas,

Something tells me that you aren't going to be able to elevate the
security level in an embedded Silverlight control more than a .NET
embedded control.

I suspected this, thanks for you confirmation!

Steven