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The Server.MapPath method maps the specified relative or virtual path to the corresponding physical directory on the server.

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How can I use Server.MapPath() from global.asax?

I need to use Server.MapPath() to combine some files path that I store in the web.config. However, since Server.MapPath() relies on the current HttpContext (I think), I am unable to do this. When trying to use the method, even though its…
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Using Server.MapPath() inside a static field in ASP.NET MVC

I'm building an ASP.NET MVC site where I'm using Lucene.Net for search queries. I asked a question here about how to properly structure Lucene.Net usage in an ASP.NET MVC application and was told that the best method is to declare the my IndexWriter…
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Cannot use Server.MapPath

What I must do to make Server.MapPath work? I have using System.Web; what else? When I type Server there is no quick result option (intelli-sense) for Server. Any help?
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Server.Mappath in C# classlibrary

How can i use the server.mappath method in a C# class library class ,which acts as my BusinessLayer for My ASP.NET WEbsite
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Map the physical file path in asp.net mvc

I am trying to read an XSLT file from disk in my ASP.Net MVC controller. What I am doing is the following: string filepath = HttpContext.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath; filepath += "/Content/Xsl/pubmed.xslt"; string xsl =…
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Using Server.MapPath in MVC3

I have the code string xsltPath = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(@"App_Data") + "\\" + TransformFileName It returns C:\inetpub\wwwroot\websiteName\SERVICENAME\App_Data\FileName.xsl Why am I getting the path to the ServiceController,…
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C# Unit Testing: Testing a method that uses MapPath

First of all, I am aware that this question is dangerously close to: How to MapPath in a unit test in C# I'm hoping however, that it has a different solution. My issue follows: In my code I have an object that needs to be validated. I am creating…
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How to use Server.MapPath when HTTPContext .Current is Nothing

I have some code that works fine when I need to delete some image files from a directory on my web server: Dim ImageURL As String = dsImages.Tables(0).Rows(iImgRow).Item("ImageURL") Dim physicalName =…
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Using MapPath from a worker thread

I have a WCF service method that's running in a worker thread I spin from another method. I need to map a relative service app path ("~/Templates/a.template") to the physical path ("D:\Web\Templates\a.template"), but I can't use…
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How can I use Server.MapPath inside class library project

I have a web application thet has a number of class library projects. Some example code below. public static class LenderBL { static string LenderXml { get { return "MyPathHere"; } } public static LenderColl GetLenders() { var…
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An object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'System.Web.UI.Page.Server.get'

So I have two functions and I'm getting an interesting problem. Essentially I'm aiming to make my code more portable in an easily includeable cs file. Here's said cs file: namespace basicFunctions { public partial class phpPort : System.Web.UI.Page…
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Get virtual path for a full path in asp classic

How can I get the virtual path for a full path in ASP classic. Note that the full path may be under a virtual directory and therefore the simplistic virtPath = Replace(fullPath, Server.MapPath("/"), "") method will not work. Edit: To clarify, an…
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HttpContext null in the Signalr Hub file

I have a SignalR hub. When the client disconnects, I want to perform a file operation. To do that, I need to access the Server.MapPath. However, as my Hub class is not an .aspx or a Web Service, there is no HttpContext nor request. I thought of…
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Use Server.MapPath in Business Layer

My business layer creates files and needs to save them in the App_Data folder of my asp.net mvc 4 web frontend. I could use Server.MapPath in the business layer to get the physical path of the App_Data folder. But i want to avoid a reference to…
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In ASP.NET how you get the physcial file path when HttpContext.Current is NULL?

I'm working with DotNetNuke's scheduler to schedule tasks and I'm looking to get the physical file path of a email template that I created. The problem is that HttpContext is NULL because the scheduled task is on a different thread and there is not…
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