Question

I have a windows service which is using a method from a class library with same asp.net solution. in class library, I have a method with following line:

reader = XmlReader.Create(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/TestDevice/Data.xml"), settings);

When control comes to this line. I get exception. I tried to debug the code and found that when service tries to access this method then HttpContext.Current.Server is null. What is alternative syntax.

I tried to access this class library method from web application and it works fine.

System.IO.Path.GetFullPath("/TestDevice/Data.xml") returns C:\\TestDevice\\Data.xml instead of the actual directory path

I want to get full path of the folder.

Please suggest solution.

Answer 1

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa457089.aspx

string path;
path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName( 
  System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase );