I need a Server.MapPath advice

[Jeff]

Hey

asp.net 2.0

The code below saves the "helloworld.jpeg" file to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\WebSites\BN\webForms\Profile

HttpPostedFile file = fuPicture.PostedFile;
byte[] data = new byte[file.ContentLength];
file.InputStream.Read(data, 0, file.ContentLength);
Profile.Picture = data;
Profile.PictureType = file.ContentType;
//This is just a test:
System.IO.MemoryStream mstream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
mstream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
System.Drawing.Bitmap bmp = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(mstream);
bmp.Save(Server.MapPath("helloworld.jpeg"),
System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
mstream.Close();

\webForms is a subfolder in my project
\webForms\Profile is the folder which contains the form which execute the
code above....

This works but this isn't good solution because it gives the physical path
to the file on my devbox and I'm not sure I can use this on a live server...

How can I specify that for example the files generated should be saved to
"\image\" in my project folder (relative path)....??

I wonder because I want to save the path to the file in user's Profile and
are looking for the best way of specifying the path...

any suggestions?

Jeff

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hi Jeff,

In ASP.NET syntax, the tilde (~) represents the root of the web. Therefore,
to get to the root and back down to the image folder, try this:

Server.MapPath("~/image/file.jpg")

Let us know if this helps?

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]

"Jeff" <it************@hotmail.com.NOSPAMwrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Hey

asp.net 2.0

The code below saves the "helloworld.jpeg" file to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\WebSites\BN\webForms\Profile

HttpPostedFile file = fuPicture.PostedFile;
byte[] data = new byte[file.ContentLength];
file.InputStream.Read(data, 0, file.ContentLength);
Profile.Picture = data;
Profile.PictureType = file.ContentType;
//This is just a test:
System.IO.MemoryStream mstream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
mstream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
System.Drawing.Bitmap bmp = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(mstream);
bmp.Save(Server.MapPath("helloworld.jpeg"),
System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
mstream.Close();

\webForms is a subfolder in my project
\webForms\Profile is the folder which contains the form which execute the
code above....

This works but this isn't good solution because it gives the physical path
to the file on my devbox and I'm not sure I can use this on a live
server...

How can I specify that for example the files generated should be saved to
"\image\" in my project folder (relative path)....??

I wonder because I want to save the path to the file in user's Profile and
are looking for the best way of specifying the path...

any suggestions?

Jeff

[Jeff]

Thanks, it works great...
"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA**********@newsgroups.nospamwrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Hi Jeff,

In ASP.NET syntax, the tilde (~) represents the root of the web.
Therefore, to get to the root and back down to the image folder, try this:

Server.MapPath("~/image/file.jpg")

Let us know if this helps?

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]

"Jeff" <it************@hotmail.com.NOSPAMwrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>Hey

asp.net 2.0

The code below saves the "helloworld.jpeg" file to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\WebSites\BN\webForms\Profile

HttpPostedFile file = fuPicture.PostedFile;
byte[] data = new byte[file.ContentLength];
file.InputStream.Read(data, 0, file.ContentLength);
Profile.Picture = data;
Profile.PictureType = file.ContentType;
//This is just a test:
System.IO.MemoryStream mstream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
mstream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
System.Drawing.Bitmap bmp = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(mstream);
bmp.Save(Server.MapPath("helloworld.jpeg"),
System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
mstream.Close();

\webForms is a subfolder in my project
\webForms\Profile is the folder which contains the form which execute the
code above....

This works but this isn't good solution because it gives the physical
path to the file on my devbox and I'm not sure I can use this on a live
server...

How can I specify that for example the files generated should be saved to
"\image\" in my project folder (relative path)....??

I wonder because I want to save the path to the file in user's Profile
and are looking for the best way of specifying the path...

any suggestions?

Jeff