Is there something like a Url.Content for local paths?

Question

I like how you can get the Web server paths for a file with Url.Content, is there an equivalent for local paths, for example if I would want to save a file?

Answer 1

The MapPath method maps the specified relative or virtual path to the corresponding physical directory on the server. msdn Also look at server.mappath(“.”), server.mappath(“~”), server.mappath(@“\”), server.mappath(“/”). What is the difference?

Answer 2

The Environment.SpecialFolder enumeration has a selection of special paths you can use, for instance, you could use something like below to get a path to the user's Application Data path:

string appDataPath =
    Path.Combine(
        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
        "YourCompany\\YourApp");

Answer 3

I usually accomplish this using:

Server.MapPath(Url.Content("[...]"));

Reggards

Answer 4

Do you want to get physicalPath?

Then try:

string physicalPath = Server.MapPath("/bin");