Question

I am trying to load a file from my web application’s App_Data folder:

  KezMenu kmenu = new KezMenu("~/App_Data/Menu.xml");

But for some reason, this causes MSVC to try to find it in a weird area:

Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DevServer\10.0\~\App_Data\Menu.xml'.

I don’t understand why it points here rather than my project directory.

What must I do to get this working?

Thanks

Answer 1

It sounds like KezMenu is expecting you (rather than it) to worry about virtual vs physical paths. Try:

KezMenu kmenu = new KezMenu(
    HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/Menu.xml"));

or

KezMenu kmenu = new KezMenu(Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/Menu.xml"));

if you already have a Server property available.