ASP physical and virtual path

Question

This is the first time I make an asp site. This line of code is working fine on my pc but obviously to make it working on the production server I need to change the reference.

DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\Users\Pink\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\ManagDoc_Framework\Test1_managDoc\Test1_managDoc\Allegati\" + recordIDcreateDir);

I have tried many sort of path combination but I am not getting it right.

I would like to find a solution that makes the code working on both pc, during development, and hosting server without having to change the code.

How should i write the path? Some help will be appreciated.

http://webdesign.about.com/od/beginningtutorials/a/aa040502a.htm — Oded, Sep 15 '13 at 08:46
try using `Server.MapPath()` see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/275781/server-mappath-server-mappath-server-mappath-server-mappath — techBeginner, Sep 15 '13 at 08:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '13 at 08:53

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Use Server.MapPath method :

The MapPath method maps the specified relative or virtual path to the corresponding physical directory on the server.

Additional details on W3schools.com, tutorial I followed, and where I learnt the existence of the above method.

answered Sep 15 '13 at 08:53

David Khuu

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thanks. this worked: DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(Server.MapPath("/Allegati/") + recordIDcreateDir); – FeliceM Sep 15 '13 at 09:23

ASP physical and virtual path

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