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changing the "../" reference PATH in Visual Studio

I need to reference a file on my published server as
"../mydir/myfile.txt", which is fine and it works.

On my local develop computer the "../mydir" refers to C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7

Is there any way I can get the "../" to refer to somewhere more
convenient, ideally as /mydir within my project.

I could not find any settings in Visual Studio, which referred to this
'Common7' Directory.

Thanks

Jun 23 '06 #1
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You can use a DEBUG switch to set a different path when in debug mode (on
your local box). That would be the easiest. This means you will have to
remember to create RELEASE builds when it goes to production, but you should
already be doing that.

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I need to reference a file on my published server as
"../mydir/myfile.txt", which is fine and it works.

On my local develop computer the "../mydir" refers to C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7

Is there any way I can get the "../" to refer to somewhere more
convenient, ideally as /mydir within my project.

I could not find any settings in Visual Studio, which referred to this
'Common7' Directory.

Thanks

Jun 23 '06 #2
Many thanks for the swift reply, but your solution is a bit ahead of my
knowledge.

Is there an example anywhere of using RELEASE BUILDS and DEBUG
switches.

Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) wrote:
You can use a DEBUG switch to set a different path when in debug mode (on
your local box). That would be the easiest. This means you will have to
remember to create RELEASE builds when it goes to production, but you should
already be doing that.

--
Gregory A. Beamer

*************** *************** *************** ****
Think Outside the Box!
*************** *************** *************** ****
"mosscliffe " <pa***********@ googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:11******** *************@p 79g2000cwp.goog legroups.com...
I need to reference a file on my published server as
"../mydir/myfile.txt", which is fine and it works.

On my local develop computer the "../mydir" refers to C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7

Is there any way I can get the "../" to refer to somewhere more
convenient, ideally as /mydir within my project.

I could not find any settings in Visual Studio, which referred to this
'Common7' Directory.

Thanks


Jun 23 '06 #3
C#
http://www.csharphelp.com/archives/archive36.html

VB.NET
http://www.learnvisualstudio.net/Vid..._Then_Else.htm - video

If these are not good enough, google "conditiona l compilation" and whatever
language you are using.

Hope this helps.

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Gregory A. Beamer

*************** *************** *************** ****
Think Outside the Box!
*************** *************** *************** ****
"mosscliffe " <pa***********@ googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g10g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. .
Many thanks for the swift reply, but your solution is a bit ahead of my
knowledge.

Is there an example anywhere of using RELEASE BUILDS and DEBUG
switches.

Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) wrote:
You can use a DEBUG switch to set a different path when in debug mode (on
your local box). That would be the easiest. This means you will have to
remember to create RELEASE builds when it goes to production, but you
should
already be doing that.

--
Gregory A. Beamer

*************** *************** *************** ****
Think Outside the Box!
*************** *************** *************** ****
"mosscliffe " <pa***********@ googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:11******** *************@p 79g2000cwp.goog legroups.com...
>I need to reference a file on my published server as
> "../mydir/myfile.txt", which is fine and it works.
>
> On my local develop computer the "../mydir" refers to C:\Program
> Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7
>
> Is there any way I can get the "../" to refer to somewhere more
> convenient, ideally as /mydir within my project.
>
> I could not find any settings in Visual Studio, which referred to this
> 'Common7' Directory.
>
> Thanks
>

Jun 24 '06 #4

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