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vyclarks
vyclarks

Reputation: 878

Error when create a folder by code

I have a Member Register aspx page. 

ACCOUNT(user,pass,mail,privilege)

When a user is registerd sucessfully, if the privilege == "lecturer" --> a folder is created which folder's name= user.

Take a look at my code below:

 if(privilege=="lecturer")
        {
            string path = this.Server.MapPath("~/Lecturer/"); // path="D:\\C#Projects\\website\\Lecturer\\"
            string targetPath = path + @"\";           
            System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(Server.MapPath(targetPath+newuser));

        }

It has an error: 'D:/C#Projects/website/Lecturer/david' is a physical path, but a virtual path was expected. Why???

I really want to create a david folder in Lecturer folder. Help???

Upvotes: 1

Views: 762

Answers (2)

Rahul Tripathi
Rahul Tripathi

Reputation: 172618

If you already have a physical path D:\\C#Projects\\website\\Lecturer\\, it doesn't make sense to call Server.MapPath

You can try this:-

var files = Directory.GetFiles(@"D:\C#Projects\website\Lecturer");

or simply try this:-

System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(targetPath+newuser);

Upvotes: 1

Adil
Adil

Reputation: 148180

You do not need to use Server.MapPath again as you have already converted the virtual path to physical path.

Change

 System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(Server.MapPath(targetPath+newuser));

To

 System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(targetPath+newuser);

Upvotes: 3

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