How to get file location in C# from folder

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In My project ,i have a folder with Details.aspx page. and i have Details.xml file outside of the folder. Now i want to get file location of Details.xml to Details.aspx.cs page. i have tried different ways, but i am not getting file location.

Details.aspx.cs :

 private void GenerateXMLFile()
    {
        try
        {
            DataSet dsJobsDetails = new DataSet();
            dsJobsDetails = GetJobDetails();               
            string fileLoc = Server.MapPath("Details.xml"); 

            if (File.Exists(fileLoc))
            {
                try
                {
                    dsJobsDetails.WriteXml(fileLoc);
                    Response.Redirect("Details.xml");
                }
                catch { }
            }
        }
        catch { }
    }

Please tell me how to get file location. Thank you..

Patrick Hofman · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-14 08:03:27Z

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string fileLoc = Server.MapPath("~/Details.xml");

Will give you the full path to the Details.xml file on your server, something like C:\inetpub\wwwroot\application\Details.xml.

You can return that as URL by redirecting to it for example, using ~/ (the application root, in URL form):

Response.Redirect("~/Details.xml");

This will translate into a redirect to something like http://server/Application/Details.xml.

answered Oct 14, 2014 at 8:03

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Waqas Raja · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-14 08:04:31Z

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For example your file structure is like this

/Details.aspx.cs
/MyFolder/Details.xml

Then you can get the file location by this

string fileLoc = Server.MapPath("/MyFolder/Details.xml");

answered Oct 14, 2014 at 8:04

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