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Custom File Content Provider

  • Delete
  • Rename
  • New Folder
  • Upload
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  •  Animals
  • Delete
  • Rename
  • New Folder
  • Upload
Table that lists the contents of the current directory
FilenameSize
Table that lists the contents of the current directory
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Max file size allowed:
200.00 KB
File extensions allowed:
*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.gif, *.png
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Database File Provider

This example demonstrates the implementation of a custom FileBrowserContentProvider, using a SQL database as a file source. In the offline demos instalation the DBContentProvider class is available in the App_Code\Editor\ folder or in this code library.

Custom FileBrowserContentProvider implementation allows using virtually any type of file sources for the RadFileExplorer:

  • Database
  • Custom role-based CMS system
  • Web service
  • Applications which use URL Rewriters
The DBFileBrowserContentProvider class inherits the abstract Telerik.Web.UI.Widgets.FileBrowserContentProvider class and implements its abstract members:
  • ResolveRootDirectoryAsTree - Called in order to load all subfolders of the passed as parameter folder
  • ResolveDirectory - Called in order to load all files of the passed as parameter folder
  • StoreFile - called to save an uploaded file to the storage
  • DeleteFile - called when user deletes a file
  • DeleteDirectory - called when user deletes a directory
  • CreateDirectory - called when user creates a directory
  • CanCreateDirectory - a readonly property, which value identifies if the New Directory icon will exist in the FileBrowser
  • GetFile - used in two cases: 1) to identify if a file with the same name exists in the same path when uploading a file; 2) when creating a thumbnail used to get the original image content
  • StoreBitmap - used to save a newly created bitmap to the storage
  • GetFileName - used to return the name of a file with given URL
  • GetPath - used to return the path of an item (file or directory) with given URL

DBFileBrowserContentProvider uses a helper DataServer class, designed to handle the database operation functions.

The file content is stored in the database and is served by the content-streamer Handler.ashx file.

Note that the EnableFileOpen property has been disabled for this example, because opening the handler.ashx in a new window always forces the browser to download the image, instead of displaying it.

  • DefaultVB.aspx
  • DefaultVB.aspx.vb
  • scripts.js
  • styles.css
<%@ Page Language="vb" CodeFile="DefaultVB.aspx.vb" AutoEventWireup="true" Inherits="Telerik.Web.Examples.Editor.DBFileBrowserContentProvider.DefaultVB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<head runat="server">
    <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
    <script src="scripts.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />
    <div class="demo-container size-custom">
        <div class="leftPane">
        <telerik:RadFileExplorer RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadFileExplorer1" Width="520px" Height="350px"
            OnClientItemSelected="OnClientItemSelected" EnableOpenFile="false">
        </telerik:RadFileExplorer>
        </div>
        <div class="rightPane">
            <fieldset>
                <legend>Preview</legend>
                <img id="pvwImage" src="#" alt="" class="previmage" />
            </fieldset>
        </div>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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