by Joe Payne
10. January 2009 13:49
The Server.MapPath function a very useful, but it requires an HTTP Context or a Null exception error is thrown.
In situations where you don't have an HTTP context like a property in a class file, a slightly different approach is required. I had to do some digging but I found this and it worked perfectly for me. Let's say you have a String property on a class and you want a separate READONLY property to represent the full Server.MapPath equivalent. Instead of using Server.MapPath("~/"+Me.OutFile), just use this:
System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~\" + Me.OutFile)