Question

Hi I am trying to create a new directory usingC#/asp.net webforms but I do not seem to have any luck.Here is my code:

    string path = "~/Images/avatar/" + User.Identity.Name + "/userAvatars/";
     private void createPath(string path)
     {
           string activeDir = @"~/Images/avatar/userAvatars";
           if( !Directory.Exists(Server.MapPath(path)) )
           {
               string newPath = Path.Combine(activeDir, User.Identity.Name);
               Directory.CreateDirectory(newPath);
            }
      }
     createPath(path)

Now this code does not throw any errors but it does not create the folder either unless I provide a physical directory starting from the letter of the drive.Example:

D:\Projects IDE\Visual Studio\MyWork\Websites\Forum

This won’t work because at some point I will want to upload the application to the server.

So how can I set the filepath to get the root if the project and make this code work?

Answer 1

Try this

string newPath = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(Path.Combine(activeDir, User.Identity.Name)
Directory.CreateDirectory(newPath);

You are forgetting to map the newPath after you use Path.Combine.