Webapi2 project text file

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I have a file called template.html in my project, set to Copy Always. When I run the api locally, from Visual Studio and do File.ReadAllText("template.html") I get Could not find file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\template.html'. Obviously, I could add an absolute path here, but that's not exactly portable. How can I access my file with a relative path?

Edit: my code is here. LocalPefChartinator is the main logic + CLI, Test is tests and WebInterface is the webapi bits.

Yeah, a string would work instead of a file, but a file was easier to work with. I have a CLI version of this app and it copies the file to the build dir. — DariusL, Apr 18 '16 at 11:03
@DariusL Probably, your file is copied to `Bin\template.html` — Matías Fidemraizer, Apr 18 '16 at 11:08
@MatíasFidemraizer Yes, project root. I'll add a link to the repo. — DariusL, Apr 18 '16 at 11:10
Well, actually if you host your WebAPI on IIS you don't need copy always — Matías Fidemraizer, Apr 18 '16 at 11:13
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16557122/microsoft-web-api-how-do-you-do-a-server-mappath — Matías Fidemraizer, Apr 18 '16 at 11:14
`HostingEnvironment.MapPath` worked. I'll check if it works when I publish it. — DariusL, Apr 18 '16 at 11:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '16 at 07:00

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Post linked by @MatíasFidemraizer helped.

HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~/template.html")

gives me an absolute path directly to my source if I run from Visual Studio. No idea what happens when I run it on AppHarbor, but it works.

answered Apr 20 '16 at 07:00

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