C:/Users/... is a physical path, but a virtual path was expected

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PhotoUpload.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("C:\\Users\\Renu\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2010\\WebSites\\matrimony\\App_Data\\images"+filename));

Here, PhotoUpload is name of a FileUpload component, filename is a simple string object. the content of PhotoUpload should be saved into the folder named "images" under App_Data folder. but after executing, I get the following error:

C:/Users/Renu/Documents/Visual Studio 2010/WebSites/matrimony/App_Data/images

Is a physical path, but a virtual path was expected. I don't know how to solve this error.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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A guide on ASP.NET MapPath.

PhotoUpload.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(@"~\App_Data\images\"+filename));

Where filename = "myFile.png"

Using @ to provide a literal string.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Feb 06 '14 at 12:23

Ashley Medway

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PhotoUpload.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(@"~\App_Data\images"+filename)); – user3162403 Feb 06 '14 at 12:32
The you need to grant your website permission to write to the folder. – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 12:33
Possibly you are missing a trailing \ <- Backslash @"~\App_Data\images\" – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 12:35
how to do the permission related part?? – user3162403 Feb 06 '14 at 12:35
what is the exact value of filename? – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 12:36
`String filename=""; if (PhotoUpload.PostedFile != null) { filename = Path.GetFileName(PhotoUpload.PostedFile.FileName); PhotoUpload.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(@"~\App_Data\images"+filename)); }` – user3162403 Feb 06 '14 at 12:42
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Yes then you need a trailing backslash as in my answer above `PhotoUpload.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(@"~\App_Data\images\"+filename));` – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 12:43
sir, i made the changes.. now it gives this error--Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\Renu\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\WebSites\matrimony\App_Data\images\'. – user3162403 Feb 06 '14 at 12:50
filename is empty give it a default value `String filename="myImage.png";` – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 12:52
it worked.. earlier i had retrieved the name of the file uploaded in "filename" but the name was never fetched. is the following line wrong?? filename = Path.GetFileName(PhotoUpload.PostedFile.FileName); – user3162403 Feb 06 '14 at 13:06
filename = PhotoUpload.PostedFile.FileName; – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 14:05

pankeel · Answer 2 · 2014-02-06T12:38:26.280

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write this way:

* ~ get the path for the website i assume that your website path is C:\Users\Renu\Documents\Visual Studio 2010

PhotoUpload.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~\\App_Data\\images"+filename)));

edited Feb 06 '14 at 12:38

answered Feb 06 '14 at 12:22

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matrimony is the name of the project. – Ashley Medway Feb 06 '14 at 12:27

C:/Users/... is a physical path, but a virtual path was expected

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