User Control cannot find directory

Question

Hi folks I made a custom user control in VS 2008 and the trouble is that it can't find the directory of the project. The only directory it seems to get access to is the build dir (....binelease) Other than that if I try to use a relative path it doesn't work the only way that I've found so far is to provide the full path. Using Environment.CurrentDirectory doesn't seem to work either. Any ideas?

Sam Hobbs · Answer

The Visual Studio IDE and the .Net Framework are designed using the assumption that programs will be developed to be deployed to others. That means that when the programs have been completed the project directory is not relevant. So you need to explain better why you need the project directory. There are many possible solutions and if someone suggests something and it does not satisfy your requirement you are just going to say wrong that does not work and we have wasted our time.

Marius · Answer

I was actually referring to the local directory not the server. There's no ASP involved. I should have probably have mentioned that I'm working in C# and I'm using .net forms. The directory of the project seems to be inaccessible from within the code of the custom user control.

Suthish Nair · Answer

If the query got resolved then mark the post that helped you as Answer so will be helpful for others. Otherwise if you got the solution please share with us.

John Penn · Answer

Server.MapPath(~) will return the site's root directory on the server.