Question

I have looked around and simply cannot find a way to open a linked XML file. My folder structure is like this:

...\projects\ConfigService\
...\projects\Shared\
...\projects\WebTool\

Inside the Shared folder I have a single XML file that will be modified by the WebTool project and read by the ConfigService (many times after each one is built and running). To make things as simple as possible, I simply tried “add as link” at the XML in each project, but then how do I actually get a full path to the linked object so I can open it? I use a link because the file will be changed after my projects are built, but I will not rebuild.

All answers I have found either try to pack the linked file into the project’s binary, or the instructions are for adding classes/code instead of just a flat resource.

Or is there a better way to do this?

Answer 1

The solution that worked out best for him was to use the Server.MapPath() method to find his Shared folder regardless of where in the file system his website was rooted. Since it will always be [virtual-directory]\Shared this works out perfectly and he doesn’t need to worry about config settings.