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I created a Virtual Directory (MyServerFiles) in my IIS 7.5. The PDF files loaded in the virtual folder are viewable through a browser. In my ASP.Net project, I coded like that below:

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string s = "http://myIPaddress/MyServerFiles/fw.pdf";
string template = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(s);

But I got HttpException: "http://myIPaddress/MyServerFiles/fw.pdf" is not a valid virtual path. What's wrong in my code? Thanks for your help.

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Posted 16-Jun-16 5:21am

s yu

Updated 16-Jun-16 5:25am

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ZurdoDev · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-16T05:24:00

Solution 1

The easy answer is for you to google how to use Server.MapPath. First result is to MSDN, Server.MapPath Method[^]

Server.MapPath takes a virtual path. So, it would be something like

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string template = Server.MapPath("~/MyServerFiles/fw.pdf");

Then template will end up having something like "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\MyServerFiles\fw.pdf"

Posted 16-Jun-16 5:24am

ZurdoDev

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s yu 16-Jun-16 11:33am

Thanks. If the Virtual Directory is not on my local IIS, how to do it?

ZurdoDev 16-Jun-16 11:36am

What do you mean? Where is it?

If it is somewhere else then don't use Server.MapPath but get the path somehow else.

F-ES Sitecore · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-16T05:25:00

Solution 2

You can only map the path to files in that IIS application, so the files in your project effectively. Use "~" to denote the root;

MapPath("~/MyServerFiles/fw.pdf")

If your app is in a virtual directory then "~" represents the virtual directory folder, don't add the folder name yourself.

Posted 16-Jun-16 5:25am

F-ES Sitecore