Redirect to file not in web page directories

[indydavid32]

Hi guys, I need to to able to direct a user to a file that is not on the same server as the web host server. I have tried something like this.

Response.redirect("\\Server1\dosapps\Refprice\Sunoco\TestFile.Txt")

This does not work however, it comes up and says that the page cannot be found.

I'm thinking I might have to add that path to my web config file or something like that.

Anyone know what I need to do here?

Thanks

[plenderj]

That path only makes sense for a system on the LAN. Is the other server setup to use HTTP?

[indydavid32]

That server is on the same lan. The server is not set up to use Http. Would that make a difference?

[plenderj]

Well I'm not sure exactly what'll happen if you refer to a HTTP location. I don't have any devel tools with me at present, but on your own machine make a new asp.net web form. In Page_Load(), try Response.Redirect("c:\") or something like that.

If that works, and you see the folder, then its either a wrong path or folder permissions issue. Try browsing to the UNC directly yourself with that path.

If it doesn't work, then IExplorer is assuming a http:// prefix (I'm guessing)...



So yeah, from your machine, do:
Start > Run > *put that \\server\ path here*