Simple Web Browse - CodeProject

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Sample Image - webbrowse0070.jpg

Introduction

This article is about a simple directory & file browser for the web. The browser displays a list of files and directories of the directory where it is placed.

Using the script

Place the script file, default name Browse0070.aspx within the root / sub directory of your web server.
Rename the script if desired, and link to the script...
Example link.
```
<A href="Browse0070.aspx">Browse</A>
```

How it Works

This is a rather simple script when it come to the actual core of the code... Loops are preformed for each directory / file entry with the directory it's been pointed to... For each directory it prints, it adds a link for that directory to itself, making the script able to surf though the file system. The snippet below displays the file output code...

//Ouput files
FileInfo[] oFiles = oDirInfo.GetFiles();
foreach(FileInfo oFile in oFiles){
    if(oFile.Name.ToLower()!=lsScriptName){
        iLen=oFile.Length;
        if(iLen>=1048960){iLen=iLen/1048960;sLen="mb";}else{i...
        sLen=Decimal.Round(iLen,2).ToString()+sLen;
        Response.Write("<TR><TD class=\"tdFile\"><A href=\""+...
    }
}

Features

Script is contained in one file for easy usage / implementation
Page title can be set via the title variable
Return link can be set via the link variable
Script can be renamed to any filename, e.g.. default.aspx
The name of the script file, will not appear in the output
Displays in KB and MB
Only displays the root and sub directory below itself for security

History

28th April 2004 - Build 0070
- Rewritten from VB.NET to C#, small visual and running changes.
- Renamed from "File Browser" to "Web Browse".
- Posted on CodeProject.
Build 0063
- Optimizations and tidying of the code, moved to the build version system.
Build 0062
- Added better error checking, now displays errors on the page.
Build 0061
- Link now passes correctly when using a link from the crumb bar.
Build 0060
- "link" option for returning to main page, etc.
- Script produced errors when it encounters a write protected directory, now displays as "Access Denied" next to the name.
- The title would reset after entering a directory, details are now retained from page to page when navigating.
Build 0030-0050
- File size is displayed in KB and MB.
- Left / right alignment in columns, instead of all left.
- Added "title" option for returning to main page, etc.
- New layout, colors, and tidied output.
- First build to appear online.