Read contents of a file using a relative path in a Web Application

Asked 2009-12-02T12:44:01.327

How can I read the contents of a text file in my Web Application, using a relative path/URL?

The files are located in a directory at the root of my application.

I don't want to specify the full path to the file I want to access, since my test environment is not an exact mirror of my production environment.

c# web-applications io

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Use Server.MapPath("/path/to/file") and pass the result of that to File.ReadAllText():

String template = File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/Templates/") + filename);

answered 2009-12-02T12:45:32.877