How to find a directory in ASP.NET

Question

I'm working on an Intranet web application on a server somewhere, and I wish that application to generate files so I can download them to my local PC.

I connect to this application using a URL in the browser like this...

http://myapp.ourplace.com

and I can get to the software using an ftp connection...

ftp://myapp.ourplace.com

where I can see a directory structure like this...

myapp.ourplace.com
    aspnet_client
    bin
    files
    images
    UserControls
    default.aspx
    myapp.bin
    .
    .
    .

I need to know how the C# application can locate the directory files in the above structure in order to write files into it. I've tried Environment.CurrentDirectory() + "\\files" but that doesn't appear to be the same place; no files appear in it at any rate.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Check out this previous answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5233735/how-to-get-asp-net-application-path — Lloyd, Aug 25 '11 at 13:19

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '11 at 13:18

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Try this:

Server.MapPath("files")

answered Aug 25 '11 at 13:18

Chandu

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Thanks for your suggestion, but it doesn't compile. I'm not the only person to have this problem (see [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1518976/server-mappath)), and as the AppDomain method appears to be working I have done that. – Brian Hooper Aug 25 '11 at 13:54

zeal · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-25T13:25:36.943

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There are a couple different ways

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + @"\files\"

or

Server.MapPath(@"\files\")

edited Aug 25 '11 at 13:25

answered Aug 25 '11 at 13:17

zeal

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Thanks for your help. I found I had to remove the leading backslash character, after which it starting working. – Brian Hooper Aug 25 '11 at 13:55

How to find a directory in ASP.NET

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