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Bartosz
Bartosz

Reputation: 4592

FileHelpers file access

I am trying to get my head over FileHelpers library and have main critical problem. When I try to implement it in my web app, or even use online demo I end up with "FileNotFoundException". The chosen file is being looked for on my C: drive. How can I make the FileHelpers code to access relative path to my application instead of absolute one?

(screenshot from online demo)

Regards,

Bartosz

Upvotes: 0

Views: 541

Answers (1)

Adriano Repetti
Adriano Repetti

Reputation: 67090

Use the Server.MapPath() method to map a relative path (based on current directory or web-site root) to an absolute accessible path.

For example, if yourfile.txt is placed inside App_Data folder of your web-site then you can write:

Customer[] customers =
    (Customer[])engine.ReadFile(Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/yourfile.txt"));

The tilde character represents the root of your web-site, if you specify a relative path then it'll be resolved as relative to the directory where your ASP.NET page resides.

Upvotes: 1

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