Convert UNC path to 'file:///' URL in ASP.NET

Question

I need to convert UNC paths to file:/// URLs. For example:

\\fileserver\share\dir\some file.ext --> file://///fileserver/share/dir/some%20file.ext

Is there a built-in function for this?

Answer 1

Yes, use the Uri class in the System namespace:

Uri uri = new Uri(@"\\fileserver\share\dir\some file.ext");
string url = uri.AbsoluteUri;