"Tony Girgenti" <tony(nospam)@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> Developing a web site in VS2005, SP1, VB, .NET 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0 on XP Pro,
> SP2.
>
> I'm trying to write a file to the App_Data folder in my project using:
>
> Dim docPath As String = "~\App_Data\Trips.xml"
> Using sw As StreamWriter = File.CreateText(docPath)
> sw.WriteLine(doc.InnerXml)
> sw.Close()
> End Using
>
> It gives me an exception as:
> System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException = {"Could not find a part of the path
> 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
> 8\Common7\IDE\~\App_Data\Trips.xml'."}
>
> I tried "\App_Data\Trips.xml", "App_Data\Trips.xml",
> "~App_Data\Trips.xml".
>
> Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
>

"Tony Girgenti" <tony(nospam)@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
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> One thing i forgot to add. It works fine if i use "C:\TRIPS.XML".
>
> I need to know how to put it in the App_Data folder in my project.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
> "Tony Girgenti" <tony(nospam)@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
> news:OvLJmpVcHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hello.
>>
>> Developing a web site in VS2005, SP1, VB, .NET 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0 on XP
>> Pro, SP2.
>>
>> I'm trying to write a file to the App_Data folder in my project using:
>>
>> Dim docPath As String = "~\App_Data\Trips.xml"
>> Using sw As StreamWriter = File.CreateText(docPath)
>> sw.WriteLine(doc.InnerXml)
>> sw.Close()
>> End Using
>>
>> It gives me an exception as:
>> System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException = {"Could not find a part of the
>> path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
>> 8\Common7\IDE\~\App_Data\Trips.xml'."}
>>
>> I tried "\App_Data\Trips.xml", "App_Data\Trips.xml",
>> "~App_Data\Trips.xml".
>>
>> Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>
>

"Jim Hughes" <NOSPAMJ3033@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Try using
>
> Dim docPath As String = Server.MapPath(".") & "\App_Data\Trips.xml"
>
> "Tony Girgenti" <tony(nospam)@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
> news:eBZTjjWcHHA.4824@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> One thing i forgot to add. It works fine if i use "C:\TRIPS.XML".
>>
>> I need to know how to put it in the App_Data folder in my project.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tony
>>
>> "Tony Girgenti" <tony(nospam)@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
>> news:OvLJmpVcHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Developing a web site in VS2005, SP1, VB, .NET 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0 on XP
>>> Pro, SP2.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to write a file to the App_Data folder in my project using:
>>>
>>> Dim docPath As String = "~\App_Data\Trips.xml"
>>> Using sw As StreamWriter = File.CreateText(docPath)
>>> sw.WriteLine(doc.InnerXml)
>>> sw.Close()
>>> End Using
>>>
>>> It gives me an exception as:
>>> System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException = {"Could not find a part of the
>>> path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
>>> 8\Common7\IDE\~\App_Data\Trips.xml'."}
>>>
>>> I tried "\App_Data\Trips.xml", "App_Data\Trips.xml",
>>> "~App_Data\Trips.xml".
>>>
>>> Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tony
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Rory Becker" <RoryBecker@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
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>> Hello Jim.
>>
>> Thanks for that info. That worked, but i had to use
>> Server.MapPath(".."), because my web page for this part of the website
>> is in a seperate folder. I have all of my web pages in seperate
>> folders by category.
>>
>> How do i use the MapPath to start at the root of my website so that i
>> can get to the App_Data folder programmatically from wherever i'm at
>> in the folder structure?
>
> If memory serves, MapPath("~") will start at the web application level
>
> Thus MapPath("~/MyFolder") should get "MyFolder" in the current WebApp
>
>
> --
> Rory
>
>

> Hello Jim.
>
> Thanks for that info. That worked, but i had to use
> Server.MapPath(".."), because my web page for this part of the website
> is in a seperate folder. I have all of my web pages in seperate
> folders by category.
>
> How do i use the MapPath to start at the root of my website so that i
> can get to the App_Data folder programmatically from wherever i'm at
> in the folder structure?

> That worked. Excellent.
>
> But shouldn't
> "Dim docPath As String = "~\App_Data\Trips.xml"
> work the same as
> "Dim docPath As String = Server.MapPath("~") & "\App_Data\Trips.xml" ?