How do I access the file system to create and store files?

Howdo I create a file using Streamwriter.createtext('c:\Temp\Myfile.txt') on the servers here and set permissions?

Thanks,

Bill Ross aka WoundedEgo.com

 

Thanks. That was almost it. I wound up with:





StreamWriter sw = File.CreateText(MapPath("/Temp.txt"));

Thanks again,

Bill Ross

 

string path = Server.MapPath(@"/App_Data/test.xml");

 

Yes,you have equal permissions to all the folders within your application root directory .But remember as a security measure, files in the App_Data folder are not served by the Web server.

Vikram

DiscountASP.NET
www.DiscountASP.NET

 

Indeed, even the new version of the Msft Sync Toy is refused access to the localApp_Data folder.

 

Ok, well I was afraid I was asking a stooopid question, but there are some lessons:


* if you want to create temp files, use server.mappath(@"/app_data/")


* if you need to access the file system and allow other apps to access the files, use server.mappath(@"/somethingotherthanapp_data/")


Yes? Is that the bottom line?


Thanks,


Bill Ross


http://bibleshockers.blogspot.com

 

Hey Bill, just read some of your Blog posts, some good reading there bro.
As for your site root question,try it like this instead:
Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/yourtempfile.txt")

That way, with~ asthe Application base path designator,you catch the correct site root App Data folder.

In a data string |DataDirectory|\somefile will also catch somefile in the root App Data folder.

It can be a lot of fun using that one.

i.e.
This connection string syntax is supported by the SqlClient and OleDb managed providers.
By default, the |DataDirectory| variable will be expanded as follow:


- For applications placed in a directory on the user machine, this will be the app's (.exe) folder.
- For apps running under ClickOnce, this will bea special data folder created by ClickOnce
- For Web apps, this will be the App_Data folder


Under the hood, the value for |DataDirectory| simply comes from a property on the app domain. It is possible to change that value and override the default behavior by doing this:
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData("DataDirectory", newpath)<a target="_blank" href="https://blogs.msdn.com/smartclientdata/archive/2005/08/26/456886.aspx">
https://blogs.msdn.com/smartclientdata/archive/2005/08/26/456886.aspx</A>

 

Are there any directories with special privileges assigned, such as app_data, or do I have equal permissions anywhere I want to put a file?

Thanks