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veljkoz
veljkoz

Reputation: 8514

ASPX - what is the path to my folder in web site?

I have a WebSite project - ASPX, 4.0. In it I have a folder like:

bin\Xslt\Template.xslt

I want to load this file in my class library. In web.config is:

 <configuration>
    <appSettings>
        <add key="Filepath" value=".\Xslt\Template.xslt" />
    </appSettings>
 </configuration>

But, my class library can't find it:

 mTransform = new XslCompiledTransform();
 mTransform.Load(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Filepath"]);

throws: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Xslt\Template.xslt'. I know there's a catch here, but I can't remember the proper way...

How to reference a file in an aspx \bin\ folder correctly?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 454

Answers (4)

veljkoz
veljkoz

Reputation: 8514

I found the way (since it's in an assembly and I didn't want to add dependency on System.Web):

string codeBase = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase);
string filepathRelative = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Filepath"];

string fullFilepath = Path.Combine(codeBase, filepathRelative);

Thanks

edit: The System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory also does the trick...

Upvotes: 0

Henning Krause
Henning Krause

Reputation: 5422

Use Server.Mappath("~\xslt\template.xslt");

Upvotes: 1

Waqar Janjua
Waqar Janjua

Reputation: 6123

Try to give the complete path in your web config Example if your file is at C:\VSPROJECTS\bin\Xslt\Template.xslt

Then in your webconfig write it as
< add key="Filepath" value="C:\VSPROJECTS\bin\Xslt\Template.xslt" />

Upvotes: 0

Grant Winney
Grant Winney

Reputation: 66439

Try changing your key to:

<add key="Filepath" value="~/bin/Xslt/Template.xslt" />

And change your code to:

mTransform.Load(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Filepath"]));

Upvotes: 1

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