Path issue

Hi, that is easy, just change the code that save the file, for example, instead of using MapPath("") to get your application path, simply set your outside path manually, example:
This code will create a file inside the application path:
C#

System.IO.File.WriteAllText(MapPath("") + @"\MyFile.txt", "Hello!");

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VB

System.IO.File.WriteAllText(MapPath("") & "\MyFile.txt", "Hello!")

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This will create your file outside your root folder (C:\MyFolder):
C#

System.IO.File.WriteAllText(@"C:\MyFolder" + @"\MyFile.txt", "Hello!");

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VB

System.IO.File.WriteAllText("C:\MyFolder" & "\MyFile.txt", "Hello!")

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Maybe I misunderstood your question...

Thanks for your reply.


I'm already using this to create the file

  string Path = "C:" + "/" + filePath + fileName;
            using (StreamWriter sw = File.CreateText(Path))
            {
                sw.Write(contents);
                sw.Close();
            }

But I also need  to achieve something like

http://servername/c:/folder/file.csv
 
 which i  will  create using
      result.LoadXml("<root>" +
                   "<Url>" + servername + '?c=' +  filePath + fileName + "</Url>" + <--- not sure how to achive this line
             "</root>");
        }
        return result;

the reason for this is I need to create a csv file outside the root and then open the csv file in  my browser so i need the http to direct me to the file once it has been created on the C: drive.


Sorry for the confusion.

Ok! Now I understand what do you need, you need to setup a virtual directory in your IIS that point to the folder that contains yours csv files, you know what I meant? I'm from my cellphone right now, I will go to my pc to make you an example.

Thanks yu989c,

I have already created a virtual directory which contains my code. I would prefer to create the files on the c drive on the same server as at the moment the get created in the same folder as the folder that contains my code.

http://myserver/rootfolder(virtual directory)/file.csv
 but this is what I would like.
http://myserver/c://filefolder(folder on the c drive)/file.csv. <---- is this possible?

Thank you so much for your help so far.

Hi yu989c,

Please ignore my comment above and i will wait for your example.

Thanks

Thank you, I’m almost there

I created the virtual directory but for some reason it does not create my file when I use the snippet below

 using (StreamWriter sw = File.CreateText(Server.MapPath("~") + "/" + filePath + fileName))
            {
                sw.Write(contents);
                sw.Close();
            }


This part works fine now

"<Url>" + servername + filePath + fileName + "</csv>" +

Thanks again

Hi buddy, if your file is outside of the application directory you dont need to make use of Server.MapPath("~") , try with this:

System.IO.File.WriteAllText(System.IO.Path.Combine(filePath, fileName), contents);

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Please notice that filePath must be something like "C:\MyFolder\" and fileName something like "MyFile.csv"

By using the method System.IO.File.WriteAllText you dont need to use the StreamWriter implementation, just one line :)

Thank you yu989c :)

Glad to help!