Server.Mappath return address without \

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 Server.MapPath("/Uploads/CrystalReport1.rpt")

Server.MapPath("~/Uploads/CrystalReport1.rpt")

Returning address without \

D:WEBDATAmydomain.comUploadsCrystalReport1.rpt

But i expected

D:\WEBDATA\mydomain.com\Uploads\CrystalReport1.rpt

Posted 7-May-13 4:51am

JYOTIRMOY SAMANTA

Updated 7-May-13 4:54am

Richard C Bishop

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Johnny J. 7-May-13 10:57am

C# or VB? If it's C#, you might need to include an @:
Server.MapPath(@"/Uploads/CrystalReport1.rpt")
Server.MapPath(@"~/Uploads/CrystalReport1.rpt")
???

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-05-07T04:57:00

Solution 1

This is not the API Server.MapPath gives you wrong string, but your observation is wrong. It always works correctly. Run it under the debugger or log this string to see.

—SA

Posted 7-May-13 4:57am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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JYOTIRMOY SAMANTA 7-May-13 11:04am

Dim reportpath As String = Server.MapPath("/Uploads/CrystalReport1.rpt")
Dim reportpath2 As String = Server.MapPath("~/Uploads/CrystalReport1.rpt")
Then I am printing it with javascript

Response.Write("<script>alert('1 " & reportpath & "');</script>")
Response.Write("<script>alert('2 " & reportpath & "');</script>")
messagebox showing address without backslash

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-May-13 11:12am

Path string is correct, your output is not.
—SA

JYOTIRMOY SAMANTA 7-May-13 11:19am

Another Important thing when I am assigning the reportpath to text property of label control it is showing correct path.
Me.Label1.Text = reportpath

and when I am checking if the file exist in that address it is returning not exist although it exists there.

If Not File.Exists(reportpath) Then
Response.Write("<script>alert('FILE ADDRESS WRONG');</script>")
Exit Sub
End If

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-May-13 11:24am

And this is because the file does not exist. Are you sure you know the right path? On server side?
After all, can you use the debugger and sort it all out?
—SA

JYOTIRMOY SAMANTA 7-May-13 11:31am

I have used FileZilla FTP Client and checked that the file exists there in Uploads directory under the root and CrystalReport1.rpt file exist there in the Uploads directory. and physical address before my domain name D:\WEBDATA\ is returning by server.mappath

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-May-13 12:03pm

And? After all, this is a very simple problem, sort it out. Don't blame MapPath...
—SA

JYOTIRMOY SAMANTA 7-May-13 11:39am

"Invalid file name"

Error occurring when i am assigning that path to crystal ReportDocument.

Dim rptDoc As New ReportDocument()
rptDoc.FileName = reportpath
rptDoc.Load(reportpath)