on my hosting acount I have 3 folders that were set up by default:
DB
LOGS
WWW
now I understand what each if for obviously, but can i reference back to the
databases location outside the www folder from a file using
..../DB/database_name.mdb ? {asssuming of course the file I am referenceing
from is in the main WWW folder)
I just want to make surfe I get this bit right and stop any weeping wailing
and gnashing of teeth lol

Wayne...

You can use:

Server.MapPath("../DB/database.mdb")

Ray at home

"Wayne..." <wayne@secretwebdesign.com> wrote in message
news:409781d1@212.67.96.135...[color=blue]
> on my hosting acount I have 3 folders that were set up by default:
> DB
> LOGS
> WWW
> now I understand what each if for obviously, but can i reference back to[/color]
the[color=blue]
> databases location outside the www folder from a file using
> .../DB/database_name.mdb ? {asssuming of course the file I am referenceing
> from is in the main WWW folder)
> I just want to make surfe I get this bit right and stop any weeping[/color]
wailing[color=blue]
> and gnashing of teeth lol
>
> Wayne...
>
>[/color]

If you have a root folder, and both DB and WWW are off that root folder,
then you can do a little lateral coding to work out the necessary path.

root
|- DB
|- Logs
|- WWW

Put a page into WWW, and use Server.Mappath() to get the path to WWW. Then
you can lop off WWW and substitute DB.

Cheers
Ken

"Wayne..." <wayne@secretwebdesign.com> wrote in message
news:409781d1@212.67.96.135...
: on my hosting acount I have 3 folders that were set up by default:
: DB
: LOGS
: WWW
: now I understand what each if for obviously, but can i reference back to
the
: databases location outside the www folder from a file using
: .../DB/database_name.mdb ? {asssuming of course the file I am referenceing
: from is in the main WWW folder)
: I just want to make surfe I get this bit right and stop any weeping
wailing
: and gnashing of teeth lol
:
: Wayne...
:
:

thanks guys thats probably saved me a good bit of messing around by trial
and error. I owe you both one;)

Wayne...

"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
news:u%23SG16cMEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> If you have a root folder, and both DB and WWW are off that root folder,
> then you can do a little lateral coding to work out the necessary path.
>
> root
> |- DB
> |- Logs
> |- WWW
>
> Put a page into WWW, and use Server.Mappath() to get the path to WWW. Then
> you can lop off WWW and substitute DB.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> "Wayne..." <wayne@secretwebdesign.com> wrote in message
> news:409781d1@212.67.96.135...
> : on my hosting acount I have 3 folders that were set up by default:
> : DB
> : LOGS
> : WWW
> : now I understand what each if for obviously, but can i reference back to
> the
> : databases location outside the www folder from a file using
> : .../DB/database_name.mdb ? {asssuming of course the file I am[/color]
referenceing[color=blue]
> : from is in the main WWW folder)
> : I just want to make surfe I get this bit right and stop any weeping
> wailing
> : and gnashing of teeth lol
> :
> : Wayne...
> :
> :
>
>[/color]

On Tue, 4 May 2004 12:42:49 +0100, "Wayne..."
<wayne@secretwebdesign.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>on my hosting acount I have 3 folders that were set up by default:
>DB
>LOGS
>WWW
>now I understand what each if for obviously, but can i reference back to the
>databases location outside the www folder from a file using
>.../DB/database_name.mdb ? {asssuming of course the file I am referenceing
>from is in the main WWW folder)[/color]

I personally prefer using the full path to the MDB file, and putting
the connection string in a separate ASP file used in an include. In
your case, a Server.MapPath may be required due to the hosting company
not providing a direct path.

Jeff

I also use full paths instead of server.MapPath. I prefer that. I guess if
for no other reason its one or two fewer instructions to process.

Ray at work

"Jeff Cochran" <jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com> wrote in message
news:409a5ff5.196496717@msnews.microsoft.com...
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> I personally prefer using the full path to the MDB file, and putting
> the connection string in a separate ASP file used in an include.[/color]

I prefer using MapPath because inetpub is on the c drive of my pc, the d
drive of our development server, and the e drive of our production server.

Bob

Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP] wrote:[color=blue]
> I also use full paths instead of server.MapPath. I prefer that. I
> guess if for no other reason its one or two fewer instructions to
> process.
>
> Ray at work
>
> "Jeff Cochran" <jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com> wrote in message
> news:409a5ff5.196496717@msnews.microsoft.com...
>[color=green]
>> I personally prefer using the full path to the MDB file, and putting
>> the connection string in a separate ASP file used in an include.[/color][/color]

Somewhere along the way I developed the habit of putting inetpub on D and I
force myself to be consistent with that. But, that does make my things a
bit unportable. And when I upgraded my intranet server from NT to 2000
(dual boot, not upgrade), I put W2K on drive E. It seems odd to have an OS
drive with a greater alpha value than a data drive, but oh well.

Ray at work

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <reb01501@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:ekpZnbqMEHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> I prefer using MapPath because inetpub is on the c drive of my pc, the d
> drive of our development server, and the e drive of our production server.
>
> Bob
>
> Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP] wrote:[color=green]
> > I also use full paths instead of server.MapPath. I prefer that. I
> > guess if for no other reason its one or two fewer instructions to
> > process.[/color][/color]