ASP.Net: Context.Server.MapPath method

carrzkis...

I wanted to see where it was trying to send the file, so I did the following.

Response.Write((Context.Server.MapPath(savethPath) & "\") + getFile & "<hr />")

And this was the output running in VS, and I could just imagine the IIS string would be the address to the website folder itself.

G:\VS-Projects\VB\Upload2\2\2\ShareName\Images\LoggedUser\Thumbs\06405040312022395.png

I am not entirely sure WHY I had the Context.Server.MapPath() there. But it caused me nearly 12 hours of headache.

PrinceG

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Hi carrzKiss,

I am searching on it, I will get back to you soon.

PrinceG

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The MapPath method maps the specified relative or virtual path to the corresponding physical directory on the server.

Parameter : Path

It specifies the relative or virtual path to map to a physical directory.

If Path starts with either a forward (/) or backward slash (\), the MapPath method returns a path as if Path were a full, virtual path.

If Path doesn't start with a slash, the MapPath method returns a path relative to the directory of the .asp file being processed.

For more details refer