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Huma Ali
Huma Ali

Reputation: 1809

How to Load a file from another project of same solution

I have two projects in my solution, ProjectA and ProjectB. ProjectA contains folder named 'Config' which contains myfile.xml. I want to access this file from ProjectB which is a WebAPI.

I tried following code:

string rootPath = System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~\\Config\\myfile.xml");

But It couoldn't retrieve ProjectA instead it made the following Path:

D:\Projects\DGS.DGSAPI.UI\ProjectB\Config\AffiliateInformationCollection.xml

instead of

D:\Projects\DGS.DGSAPI.UI\ProjectA\Config\AffiliateInformationCollection.xml

What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 959

Answers (1)

Carlo Capuano
Carlo Capuano

Reputation: 392

as your running project is B the root of it is you ProjectB folder: string rootPath = System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~"); indeed return the root folder of ProjectB not your solution.

you can: have myfile.xml become a resource of projectA so it will be accessible and included in the dll.

point your ProjectA in web.config and read it there.

user a virtual folder.

I would use a resource if you need only this file, a web.config key if you need the folder.

Upvotes: 1

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