ASP.net Core: How to get file data from Service?

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Good day. I need to get path of a specific .txt file. From Service class i can call AppContext.BaseDirectory and it get me path to folder where placed .exe:

C:\Users\XXX\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\MyProject\src\MyProject\bin\Debug\netcoreapp1.0"

But what i need to do if i need to get file from path:

`C:\Users\XXX\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\MyProject\src\Core\Common\MyFile.txt`

Use fixed path - it's bad solution, i think

Could you be a little bit more explicit about what is known and what you are trying to figure out? — AJ X., Nov 26 '16 at 13:54
will the file always be held in a specific place and will it always be with the application your using? — Simon Price, Nov 26 '16 at 13:57
@SimonPrice yep, i want to get some stored info from this file and it should be always with app — Evgeniy175, Nov 26 '16 at 14:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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you need to use something like this

Server.MapPath("~/files/myFile.txt")

which will get you to your file as long as your folder structure (based on this example) is

Root | Files | myFile.txt

Edit

my bad, there is no Server.MapPath in ASP.Net Core, take a look at this and this should give you the concept you need in addition with my answer here

how to get server.MapPath in asp.net core from inside a helper

edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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answered Nov 26 '16 at 13:59

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What 'Server' you talk about? `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server` or `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server` not contains method MapPath – Evgeniy175 Nov 26 '16 at 14:07

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