File upload path issue " is not a valid virtual path".

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Hi I have given file upload path and it not saving the uploaded file in the directory

What I have tried:

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String targetFolder =  Server.MapPath("~D:\\New folder");
file.SaveAs(Path.Combine(targetFolder, "file.txt"));

Posted 15-Mar-17 20:34pm

Member 12605293

Updated 15-Mar-17 20:52pm

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Prateek Dalbehera 16-Mar-17 2:38am

please let us know what error/exception you are getting while uploading. It will help to narrow down. Check if the same file is already existing in the given path.

This link "https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.fileupload.saveas(v=vs.110).aspx" may help.

Member 12605293 16-Mar-17 2:47am

Hi Prateek
The file is uploaded but not saving in my local.Error Message "Is not a virtual path"

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Solution 1

string folderPath = Server.MapPath("~/Files/");
       
    //Check whether Directory (Folder) exists.
    if (!Directory.Exists(folderPath))
    {
        //If Directory (Folder) does not exists. Create it.
        Directory.CreateDirectory(folderPath);
    }
 
    //Save the File to the Directory (Folder).
    FileUpload1.SaveAs(folderPath + Path.GetFileName(FileUpload1.FileName));

Posted 15-Mar-17 20:49pm

Jignesh Khant

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Graeme_Grant · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-15T20:52:00

Server.MapPath Method[^]

There is this Caution on the above page:

Quote:
For security reasons, the AspEnableParentPaths property has a default value set to FALSE. Scripts will not have access to the physical directory structure unless AspEnableParentPaths is set to TRUE.

Without the specific error information, it is hard to say what is happening. At a guess, I would say that you're trying to access a path outside the scope of the app's security settings.