Silverlight 5 Features Local File System Access without using COM API

Silverlight 5 Features Local File System Access without using COM API Do you know that, you can now access local files and folders in Silverlight 5? Yes, you heard right. Earlier to Silverlight 5 it was only limited to trusted location like My Documents folder, means it was only possible to read/write in My Documents. Now using Silverlight 5 you can do such operation in any files or folders.   Let's discuss more on this topic. After reading this post, you will be able to read/write to/from any file in local file system. Also you will be able to get information about System Resources. Read to know more.   Background In Silverlight 4, it was possible to only access files and folders present inside a fully trusted folder like My Documents. You could use COM APIs from fully trusted OOB Silverlight applications. If you want to know more about this topic, read this post: File Explorer using Silverlight 4 COM Interoperability In Silverlight 5, you don't need any COM APIs. If your Silverlight application is a trusted... Read More...