get full path through file uploader in Telerik

Question

I am using telerik controls in asp.net

For uploading a file i am using, RadUpload

I gone through following links:

http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/upload/get-full-path-from-uplad-control.aspx#1044702

http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/async-upload/how-to-get-full-path-using-radasyncupload-control.aspx

Made Code As Follows:

for (int i = 0; i < RadUpload1.UploadedFiles.Count; i++)
            {
                string fileName= Server.MapPath( RadUpload1.UploadedFiles[i].GetName());
            }

Its giving me path:

E:\WebBasedNewSoft\NewSoft\NewSoft\colnames.xlsx

this is the path where my solution files are stored.

I wanted to get path of file selected for upload.

Eg. if uploaded file is on c drive , it should give me path:

C:\colnames.xlsx

But its not giving me appropriate path.

What mistake am i making?

What should be appropriate line in for loop??

Please help me.

Answer 1

The file path will NEVER contain the path of the client's computers, because the software on the server is never allowed to take a peek inside the clients computer. If the server was alles to see inside the clients computer we would have a security issue.

The path you are getting is the local path at the server to where the file has been uploaded.