Situation: OneDrive for Business syncs files from Sharepoint Site Document Library to local directory:
C:\Users\users\Sharepoint\Library\Test.pttx
However with PowerPoint InterOp the:
presentation.Path
Is:
https://company.sharepoint.com/Library/Shared%20Documents/
Which is the correct path for Sharepoint.
How can I access the local directory?
Update: I found a similar question on MSDN but no answer
According to this post, the synced folders can be looked up in this multi-string registry value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common
\Internet\LocalSyncClientDiskLocation
Given that your local path and SharePoint URL look like
C:\Users\User\SharePoint\Library - Documents\Folder\SubFolder\Document.pptx and
https://***.sharepoint.com/Library/Shared%20Documents/Folder/SubFolder/Document.pptx,
you could try extracting the local part Folder/SubFolder/Document.pptx from the URL, add it to the local folder paths retrieved from the registry value and check for file existence.
If I understand correctly you want a way in Powerpoint (VSTO) to get the local path of the Sync'd directory? A method in the Powerpoint Object Model like presentation.GetLocalPath()?
I dont know why (in the MSDN link in your question) the MSFT CSG engineer said that it was impossible.
Sorry for the mistake, after the further investigation, it is
impossble. For the Word Application, the file is stored on the
OneDrive, and the "Offline" is cache mode for OneDrive, it is
transparent to Word Application (Word Application only know it is a
document on OneDrive), so when you check the location of the opened
document, the location is "http:/d.docs.live.net/xxxx/xx.docx" rather
than "C:\XXX\XXX".
This article shows you how you can Change the location where you sync SharePoint libraries on your computer. Obviously there isn't a method in the Powerpoint Interop Library but its definitely possible.
1) My first thought was to see if the OneDrive for Business sync app wizard saves any registry key or anything like that (using ProcessMonitor) but it probably stores the local directory in the cloud.
2) My second thought is a bit outside the box, just put a text file in https://company.sharepoint.com/Library/Shared%20Documents/LocalDrivePath.txt, then create an Extension method called presentation.GetLocalPath() and use the WebClient class to download the string.
Pseudo code:
public string GetLocalPath(this Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Presentation presentation)
{
WebClient client = new WebClient();
string localPath = client.DownloadString(presentation.Path + "LocalDrivePath.txt");
//Some good old protective programming to quickly identify the problem if the file doesn't exist
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(localPath)) throw new Exception("Issue: LocalDrivePath.txt not found in " + presentation.Path + Environment.Newline + "Please add the file for this Office Documents' sync'd (offline) local folder to be identified.");
return localPath;
}
Call it like so:
presentation.GetLocalPath();
Related
I have a SharePoint server and I want to open files directly from the Server with SharePoint CSOM.
User clicks button --> the file (Excel, Word, ...) opens at the client machine with the standard software.
Directly means, that if I change something to the file and click save, that the file is directly saved on the SharePoint server (or if I click e.g. 'Save as' in Excel the suggested path is 'https://sharpoint.url.com/folder').
Actually I have:
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;
var clientContext = new ClientContext("https://sharpoint.url.com");
string relativePath = "/folder/file.xls";
clientContext.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
var file = clientContext.Web.GetFileByServerRelativeUrl(relativePath);
clientContext.Load(file);
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
What do I have to do now, if I want to open the file directly (no download)?
I assume you ask how to access the file's stream instead of downloading it to a local folder.
You can use the File.OpenBinaryDirect method to get access to its ETag and stream, eg :
using(var fileInfo=File.OpenBinaryDirect(clientContext,"/folder/file.xls"))
using(var reader=new StreamReader(fileInfo.Stream))
{
//Do whatever you want with the data
}
BTW you shouldn't use the old xls files. The format is deprecated for over 10 years. The current Excel format, xlsx, is a zipped package of XML files that's better supported by SharePoint itself, doesn't require Excel to generate or read.
For example, if you wanted to read cell values from an xlsx file, you could use the popular EPPlus library to read directly from the stream:
using(var fileInfo=File.OpenBinaryDirect(clientContext,"/folder/file.xlsx"))
using(var package=new ExcelPackage(fileInfo.Stream))
{
var sheet=package.Workbook.Worksheets[0];
var value=ws.Cells["A1"].Value;
//...
}
UPDATE
It seems the question isn't related to programming after all. All that's needed to save or open a SharePoint document is clicking on the document's link. What happens then depends on the Open Documents in Client Applications setting at the site and document library level.
This affects the headers the server sends to the browser when the user clicks on a document link. The browser may still refuse to open the registered application and display the Save dialog.
If that doesn't work, you should check why instead of writing code. It's probably a configuration error or a browser setting. Solving it is easier than creating workarounds, pushing them to all client machines. And then keeping track of all the patches, where they are deployed and deploying new ones.
Apart from that, the Office applications know about SharePoint and document libraries since 2003. They can browse them, display SharePoint properties for the document, show collaborators etc.
As I mentioned in the question comments, a lot of what people think as "SharePoint Developoment" is nothing more that configuration, administration and end user features.
MSDN docs don't help either - they actually cause harm by not covering SP administration or explaining the features and how they are used. You'll find that in Technet. For years, people created webparts in code to change how grids looked because MSDN didn't explain how eg the DataViewWebPart worked or how you could style a grid from the UI.
In general, the best place for such questions is http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com. For example, check “Open in the client application” Vs “Use the server default (Open in the client application)” inside the document library advance settings
We can create Map Network Drive for SharePoint library, and open the file from the network location. Check article below:
http://support.sherweb.com/Faqs/Show/how-to-connect-to-a-sharepoint-site-using-webdav-sharepoint-2013
Or we can download the file from SharePoint and open it using the code below:
Application.Workbooks.Open(#"C:\Test\YourWorkbook.xlsx");
Reference: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b3k79a5x.aspx
I'm writing a WPF C# application, and would like to obtain the SharePoint URL of a locally synced file.
In Windows Explorer, the user can right click on a file in the synced OneDrive folder, select "OneDrive for Business" menu and "Copy link". This provides the SharePoint URL of the synced file. Is there a way to replicate this in C#?
At the moment, if I reference the file using a FileOpenDialog from within my application, I only get the local physical path (e.g. c:\onedrive...\file.txt). How can I use the locally synced file to get the SharePoint URL?
I am also looking at a solution for getting the SharePoint url to a file in OneDrive Synced File Explorer.
I have noticed you get under C:\Users\uidxxxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\settings\Business1{GUID}.ini a mapping between your OneDrive synced folder and the SharePoint GUID
Example:
libraryScope = 1 630c2a866d9c458b81060eff107887ed+1 5 "GUIDEs" "Documents" 4 "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/teams/team_10000035" "8d4b558f-7b2e-40ba-ad1f-e04d79e6265a" e0266a43caf347238f684bab486f4e51 e0d25dcb1a014f5f86d787984f6327c2 4f86b3e3e54e42e0bb0f7a58eadf0335 0 "" 0 4cde5c00-3fe3-4162-b831-d8ef440e1593 libraryFolder = 0 1 8bbfe07dfeff41cea7ab5da4a554592a+1 1558084235 "D:\DSUsers\uid41890\TenantName\GUIDEs - General" 2 "General" bd0c1b7c-2a1f-4492-8b1b-8e152c9e0c26
You also have this mapping in the registry Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\Business1\ScopeIdToMountPointPathCache
From the GUID you could get the path using SPWeb.GetFile(Guid)
Edit: unfortunately the GetFile function seems only to be available on the server side.
If you can make a standalone function given a local OneDrive file path that returns the SharePoint url, I would greatly appreciate you share your solution here.
I am developing a Windows Phone 8 application but am having a lot of issues with file access permission exceptions hindering the approval of my application when ever I try accessing files in the "local" folder (this only happens after the application has been signed by the WP store, not when deployed from Visual Studio). To solve this I have moved all file operations to IsolatedStorage and this seems to have fixed the problems.
I only have one problem left though. My application needs to make use of the file extension system to open external files and this seems to involve the file first being copied to the local folder where after I can then manually copy it into IsolatedStorage. I have no problem in implementing this but it seems that a file access permission exception also occurs once the system tries to copy the external file into the local folder.
The only way I think this can be solved is if I can direct the system to directly copy into IsolatedStorage but I cannot figure how to do this or if it is even possible. It seems as if though the SharedStorageAccessManager can only copy into a StorageFolder instance but I have no idea how to create one that is directed into IsolatedStorage, any ideas?
PS. Do you think that the Microsoft system might be signing my application with some incompetent certificate or something because there is not a hint of trouble when I deploy the application from Visual Studio, it only happens when Microsoft tests it or when I install it from the store using the Beta submission method.
Below is a screenshot of the catched exception being displayed in a messagebox upon trying to open a file from an email:
EDIT:
Just to make it even clearer, I do NOT need assistance in figuring out the normal practice of using a deep link uri to copy an external file into my application directory. I need help in either copying it directly into isolatedstorage or resolving the file access exception.
Listening for a file launch
When your app is launched to handle a particular file type, a deep link URI is used to take the user to your app. Within the URI, the FileTypeAssociation string designates that the source of the URI is a file association and the fileToken parameter contains the file token.
For example, the following code shows a deep link URI from a file association.
/FileTypeAssociation?fileToken=89819279-4fe0-4531-9f57-d633f0949a19
Upon launch, map the incoming deep link URI to an app page that can handle the file
// Get the file token from the URI
// (This is easiest done from a UriMapper that you implement based on UriMapperBase)
// ...
// Get the file name.
string incomingFileName = SharedStorageAccessManager.GetSharedFileName(fileID);
// You will then use the file name you got to copy it into your local folder with
// See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/windows.phone.storage.sharedaccess.sharedstorageaccessmanager.copysharedfileasync(v=vs.105).aspx
SharedStorageAccessManager.CopySharedFileAsync(...)
I've inline the information on how to do this from MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206987(v=vs.105).aspx
Read that documentation and it should be clear how to use the APIs as well as how to setup your URI mapper.
Good luck :)
Ok I figured it out. The "install" directory is actually restricted access but for some reason the Visual Studio signing process leaves the app with enough permissions to access this folder. The correct procedure of determining a relative directory is not to use "Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()" but rather to use "ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder". Hope this helps!
How can I get the path of a file on my computer or on the local area network.
I would to show a window that allows me to browse the file system when I click a button, and I want to select a file and get the path to the file. How can I do this?
P.S. I'm not looking to upload the file; I just want to get the path.
The web application is running on the server, and you don't have access to the client file system at all. Can you imagine how much of a vulnerability that would be? I know I don't want the sites I visit inspecting my file system...
EDIT: Question is for a WinForms application
For a WinForms application, you can use the OpenFileDialog, and extract the path with something like this:
If you're looking for the file path:
string path = OpenFileDialog1.FileName; //output = c:\folder\file.txt
If you're looking for the directory path:
string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(OpenFileDialog1.FileName); //output = c:\folder
In general, the System.IO.Path class has a lot of useful features for retrieving and manipulating path information.
To do this in VB.NET use the FolderBrowserDialog.
Due to security restrictions browsers include for user safety, you can't manipulate the client file system directly. You can only use to let them pick a file, and even then it only sends the filename, not the whole path.
The FileSystem API in HTML5 allows for file manipulation, but only within a sandbox for your site specifically, not browsing across the network or other files on the client system.
Instead, provide your users easy steps on how they should use My Computer (or whatever equivalent on other OS's) to navigate to the file and copy & paste the path into a simple text input box.
Have you taken a look at the Path class from System.IO ?
Our ASP.NET/C# lets users edit and manage Word (OpenXML) documents that are hosted on a server. I am using client-side VBScript functions to handle some of the editing functions including saving the document to a folder on the server. For the save functionality, I am using the following function call :
Document.SaveAs "http://server/savefolder/savefile.docx"
I have given "Full Control" permissions on savefolder to both the NETWORK SERVICE and the IUSR_MACHINE users. Yet the above call fails. The error number returned is 5096. The error message is some gibberish that doesn't make any sense.
The server is Windows 2003 and the IIS version is 6.0. I have installed the OpenXML SDK 2.0 CTP on the server.
I can successfully read and print documents.
Does anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? or what additional settings need to be in place?
BTW, the error message ("gibberish" from my post) is:
"EOALPHABETICARABICARABICABJADARABICALPHABAHTTEXTCAPSCARDTEXTCHARFORMATCHI"
No, I am not making this up!
In my case, that error 5096 with description "EOALPHABETICARABICARABICABJADARABICALPHABAHTTEXTCAPSCARDTEXTCHARFORMATCHI"
occurred when using VBA code in Access to drive a Word mail-merge. The cause was trying to save a document with the same name (including path) as an open document.
Error line:
objApp.ActiveDocument.SaveAs saveAsName
where objApp is the object variable representing the Word application and saveAsName is the string variable storing the name I am trying to save the file as e.g. "C:\temp\testdoc.docx".
IF a file with the same name exists but is not open, the above code overwrites it silently.
Turns out WebDAV is not turned on by default in IIS 6.0. Once I turned it on, I was able to save the documents just fine.
Thanks for all your answers!
Just a guess... if the vbscript is running on the client, the code is probably running under the user's account, not under the server's IIS account. So unless you give write access to that user, vbscript probably won't work for this.
Since you're using ASP.NET, you could try writing a web service that takes in Word document data and saves it to the server for you.
I'd try running Fiddler on the client while trying to save the document to get a sense of what's really going on. I wonder if maybe it's trying to do an HTTP PUT (as opposed to a POST).
Have you given write access to the folder in IIS manager?
Is the save folder you're using outside of the websites root directory, i.e. 'hidden' from the internet?
Just to add to SI's information...
I also get this I get the 5096 - EOALPHABETICARABICARABICABJADARABICALPHABAHTTEXTCAPSCARDTEXTCHARFORMATCHI error when my code tries to save a MS Word document with the same name and to the same location as a Word document that is already open in another instance of Word.
Although not entirely relevant to this thread, I hope it may help someone else who stumbles upon this thread!
Regards,
Duane,
this question is old but still active ?
You save the file with a http://... url, i think you should save it with a file URL as
Document.SaveAs "\\server\savefolder\savefile.docx"
Grtz