MapPath returning wrong string

[GaryDean]

The following command...
string DebugString =
System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("App_Themes");
is executed from my ThemeManager.cs class in my App_code directory

It returns...
"c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\TaxBusiness\\AnonymousAccess\\App_Themes"

The folders in my website project are...
Admin
AnonymousAccess
App_Code
App_Data
App_Themes
Bin.. etc

MapPath should have returned...
"c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\TaxBusiness\\App_Themes"

Why did it stick the extra \\AnonymousAccess directory in there?
App_Themes is a direct child of the TaxBusiness website directory

Thanks
Gary

 

[Milosz Skalecki [MCAD]]

Hi Gary,

Is there a possibility ThemeManager.cs class was used from a page/user
control inside the AnonymousAccess directory? You should have used :
string DebugString =
System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Themes");

Hope it helps

 

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Thanks for Milosz's input.

Hi Gary,

I agree with Milosz that you're recommended to utilize the "~" symbol of
ASP.NET, Server.MapPath("~/subdir") can give you any subdir's physical path
from your application's root directory. Relative path is not quite safe
here.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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