ASP MapPath Method
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The MapPath method maps a specified path to a physical path.
Note: This method cannot be used in Session.OnEnd and Application.OnEnd.
Syntax
Server.MapPath(path)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| path | Required. A relative or virtual path to map to a physical path. If this parameter starts with / or \, it returns a path as if this parameter is a full virtual path. If this parameter doesn't start with / or \, it returns a path relative to the directory of the .asp file being processed |
Examples
Example 1
For the example below, the file "test.asp" is located in C:\Inetpub\Wwwroot\Script.
The file "test.asp" (located in C:\Inetpub\Wwwroot\Script) contains the following code:
<%
response.write(Server.MapPath("test.asp") & "<br>")
response.write(Server.MapPath("script/test.asp") & "<br>")
response.write(Server.MapPath("/script/test.asp") & "<br>")
response.write(Server.MapPath("\script") & "<br>")
response.write(Server.MapPath("/") & "<br>")
response.write(Server.MapPath("\") & "<br>")
%>
Output:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\script\test.asp
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\script\script\test.asp
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\script\test.asp
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\script
c:\inetpub\wwwroot
c:\inetpub\wwwroot
Example 2
How to use a relative path to return the relative physical path to the page that is being viewed in the browser:
<%
response.write(Server.MapPath("../"))
%>
or
<%
response.write(Server.MapPath("..\"))
%>
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