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How to make a path relative?

Hi there

Really need some help:

I have this URL

private const string DummyPageUrl = "~/Service.aspx";

I also have a method called

private void HitPage()
{
WebClient client = new WebClient();
var url = HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppVirtualPath + DummyPageUrl; // this is wrong?
client.DownloadData(url);
}

How do I make the path relative i.e

http://test.com/books/Service.aspx

Thanks

Kiran Sonawane

Try like this

private void HitPage()
{
WebClient client = new WebClient();
var url = HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppVirtualPath + "/Service.aspx";
client.DownloadData(url);

}

mousemat24

ASKER

just done that, I get an error:

Could not find file 'C:\RunningAsService.aspx'.

private const string DummyPageUrl = "RunningAsService.aspx";
.
.
.
WebClient client = new WebClient();
var url = HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppVirtualPath + DummyPageUrl;
client.DownloadData(url);

mousemat24

ASKER

if I put private const string DummyPageUrl = "/RunningAsService.aspx";

I get this error:

The UNC path should be of the form \\server\share.

mousemat24

ASKER

if I put private const string DummyPageUrl = "~/RunningAsService.aspx";

I get this error:

Could not find a part of the path 'C:\~\RunningAsService.aspx'.

mousemat24

ASKER

note: this is in the global.asax file

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Rahul Gade

If you are running this on client side, then you won't be able to get the server path, the virtual directory mapping is suppose to hide it as a part of security. You are suppose to know the complete url if you are accessing this from client side.

On server side, you can use :

var url = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/Service.aspx");

-Rahul Gade