Opening Folder Browse Dialog On Client Side Options

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Moshiko

Hi guys,

I am writing a website and I would like to write a user control
(ActiveX? DLL?) that can open the Windows Folder Browse Dialog from
the client.


I do have a user control (a DLL project) that opens the relevant
Dialog box.


I have problems integrating it in my website - I would like users to
use that control (i.e. open and select a folder) from the Web
browser.


Please let me know if any of you did something like this before.


Thank you in advance
 
Hi Moshiko,

this is a big big security question though it is possible
but in your case you must have a digitally signed and
trusted ActiveX Control embedded into your webside
that can be verified by public well know verification
authorities and your user must even in that case allow
its execution on its computer. But you will have big
problems, no functionallty in our case it just wont work
if the browser does not allow it or even does not support
activex. there are several ways in doing this, but it is
a security impact and it involves security adjustments on
the client side and control installation too. To be short;
Forget it!

See here for some possible solution duscussion (no solution in fact!):
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...hread/thread/3c586ea5cdbda7e/40d1045776140526

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.html/browse_thread/thread/dacb38049a46b1e5/8fff31f8f6b0e383

But i just want to ask you why you dont simply tell
the user at the other end where he can find a special
file or folder? Why do you want to open such a dialog?

Believe me,...forget it!

Regards

Kerem
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Hi Moshiko,

this is a big big security question though it is possible
but in your case you must have a digitally signed and
trusted ActiveX Control embedded into your webside
that can be verified by public well know verification
authorities and your user must even in that case allow
its execution on its computer. But you will have big
problems, no functionallty in our case it just wont work
if the browser does not allow it or even does not support
activex. there are several ways in doing this, but it is
a security impact and it involves security adjustments on
the client side and control installation too. To be short;
Forget it!

See here for some possible solution duscussion (no solution in fact!):http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csha...

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.html/browse_thread/thread/dacb3804...

But i just want to ask you why you dont simply tell
the user at the other end where he can find a special
file or folder? Why do you want to open such a dialog?

Believe me,...forget it!

Regards

Kerem
--
-----------------------
Beste Grüsse / Best regards / Votre bien devoue
Kerem Gümrükcü
(e-mail address removed)

Best Quote: "Ain't nobody a badass with a double dose
of rock salt...", Kill Bill Vol.2

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Click to expand...

Please note that security is not a problem at all - my site is an
internal website of a closed group - a company.
I can take care of the security issues on the computers who will use
my site.

Thank you again.
 
Hi,

if you are free to do whatever you want and security
is up to you in a closed environment its ok, but also
can be a security problem for some reason (i wont go
to deep into) but the question that drives me is "why"
you wana do this from inside a website? Is it a must?

Regards

Kerem

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-----------------------
Beste Grüsse / Best regards / Votre bien devoue
Kerem Gümrükcü
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Best Quote: "Ain't nobody a badass with a double dose
of rock salt...", Kill Bill Vol.2

Microsoft Live Space: http://kerem-g.spaces.live.com/
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