Server.MapPath not accepting UNC URL

Question

I'm having a bit of trouble loading an XML file with ASP. This is the location of the XML file (it's a UNC url):

\\ilife104\teamdisk\Shared\Integration\System\dev\Data\prcImportFactSetFeeds\fileList.xml

And this is my code:

<% 
'load the XML file.. 
Option Explicit
Response.Buffer = True

Dim xml
Set xml = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xml.async = False
xml.load (Server.MapPath("\\ilife104\teamdisk\Shared\Integration\System\dev\Data\prcImportFactSetFeeds\fileList.xml"))

Dim name, retrieved 
name = xml.documentElement.childNodes(0).text
retrieved = xml.documentElement.childNodes(2).text

Set xml = Nothing
%>

It gives the error:

Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0174 : 80004005'

Invalid Path Character(s)

/ITWeb/Interfaces/je/index.asp, line 9

An invalid '/' or '\' was found in the Path parameter for the MapPath method.

Does anybody know a solution?? Thanks in advance, James.

Why are you calling `MapPath`? – SLaks Mar 02 '11 at 16:03 — SLaks, Mar 02 '11 at 16:03

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '11 at 15:59

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Server.MapPath takes a page-relative path (eg, ../Images/Something.png) and returns a full path on disk.

Since you already have a file path, you should not call Server.MapPath at all.

answered Mar 02 '11 at 15:59

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '12 at 15:15

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needs to be

\\\\servername\\folder\\folder\\whateverfileyouwant.ext

you have to escape the characters

answered Dec 07 '12 at 15:15

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Server.MapPath not accepting UNC URL

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