Server.Mappath returns path on local drive instead of server drive? (ASP.NET)

[Jon]

I'm calling Server.MapPath from global.asa through this line of code:
Application("reports_dir") = Server.MapPath("Reports")

The web application opens on a testing web server (not mine) at this
mapped drive: M:\

And at this browser URL:
http://mrs2/P2M/login.aspx

I expected MapPath to map a path on the server where the application's
running, in this case the mapped drive M.

However, it returns a path based on my local drive, which is the dev
server but has nothing to do with where the application lives when I'm
running it:

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\p2m\Reports

Can someone explain this? Again, I had expected a M: path, not
anything local and thought that server.mappath had nothing to do with
my local system.

Jon

[Scott M.]

Server.MapPath returns the full PHYSICAL path of the relative path entered.
"Jon" <to****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm calling Server.MapPath from global.asa through this line of code:
Application("reports_dir") = Server.MapPath("Reports")

The web application opens on a testing web server (not mine) at this
mapped drive: M:\

And at this browser URL:
http://mrs2/P2M/login.aspx

I expected MapPath to map a path on the server where the application's
running, in this case the mapped drive M.

However, it returns a path based on my local drive, which is the dev
server but has nothing to do with where the application lives when I'm
running it:

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\p2m\Reports

Can someone explain this? Again, I had expected a M: path, not
anything local and thought that server.mappath had nothing to do with
my local system.

Jon

[Jon]

Scott, I understand your point but it's returning the WRONG physical
path. The application is running on a remote server (M:), and it's
returning a path on my local drive (C:).

"Scott M." <s-***@badspamsnet.net> wrote in message news:<ua**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...

Server.MapPath returns the full PHYSICAL path of the relative path entered.
"Jon" <to****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e4**************************@posting.google.c om...

I'm calling Server.MapPath from global.asa through this line of code:
Application("reports_dir") = Server.MapPath("Reports")

The web application opens on a testing web server (not mine) at this
mapped drive: M:\

And at this browser URL:
http://mrs2/P2M/login.aspx

I expected MapPath to map a path on the server where the application's
running, in this case the mapped drive M.

However, it returns a path based on my local drive, which is the dev
server but has nothing to do with where the application lives when I'm
running it:

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\p2m\Reports

Can someone explain this? Again, I had expected a M: path, not
anything local and thought that server.mappath had nothing to do with
my local system.

Jon

[Scott M.]

What drive is the actual file in question located? Also, you've got just
"Reports" written here. That is the file name you are looking for? No
extension?
"Jon" <to****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Scott, I understand your point but it's returning the WRONG physical
path. The application is running on a remote server (M:), and it's
returning a path on my local drive (C:).

"Scott M." <s-***@badspamsnet.net> wrote in message

news:<ua**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...

Server.MapPath returns the full PHYSICAL path of the relative path entered.

"Jon" <to****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e4**************************@posting.google.c om...

I'm calling Server.MapPath from global.asa through this line of code:
Application("reports_dir") = Server.MapPath("Reports")

The web application opens on a testing web server (not mine) at this
mapped drive: M:\

And at this browser URL:
http://mrs2/P2M/login.aspx

I expected MapPath to map a path on the server where the application's
running, in this case the mapped drive M.

However, it returns a path based on my local drive, which is the dev
server but has nothing to do with where the application lives when I'm
running it:

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\p2m\Reports

Can someone explain this? Again, I had expected a M: path, not
anything local and thought that server.mappath had nothing to do with
my local system.

Jon