Question

In VB.net when loading in XML documents using System.Xml.Xmldocument is there a way that I can specify a relative path to the file?

path = "file.xml"
xmld.Load(path)

The XML doc I’m trying to load is in the same directory as the VB class. But I’m having trouble accessing it without using a full path to the XML doc.

Answer 1

Import only System.Xml and try…

Dim xmlDoc As XmlDocument = New XmlDocument
 xmlDoc.Load(Server.MapPath("Divide.xml"))

Divide.xml will obviously be replaced by your xml file’s name.
From MSDN, Server.MapPath is as follows..

Specifies the relative or virtual path
to map to a physical directory. If
Path starts with either a forward (/)
or backward slash (), the MapPath
method returns a path as if Path were
a full, virtual path. If Path doesn’t
start with a slash, the MapPath
method returns a path relative to the
directory of the .asp file being
processed.