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VB.NET - Using streamreader with relative path.

Nov 8th, 2004

I am making a VB.NET web application in VS.NET 2003.

I am using streamreader to access a text file for reading. I am able to access it without any problems using the full path (ie. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\<projectname>\bin\file.txt). But I want to use a relative path (ie. .\file.txt).

If I use something like:

Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader
sr = New StreamReader(".\file.txt") 'or just "file.txt"

I get the following error:

Could not find file "c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\file.txt".
Source Error:
Line 62: sr = New StreamReader(".\file.txt")

Why does it automatically default to the directory "c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\"?
What should I do to change this?

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Re: VB.NET - Using streamreader with relative path.

Nov 8th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Tengu

I am making a VB.NET web application in VS.NET 2003.

I am using streamreader to access a text file for reading. I am able to access it without any problems using the full path (ie. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\<projectname>\bin\file.txt). But I want to use a relative path (ie. .\file.txt).

If I use something like:

Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader
sr = New StreamReader(".\file.txt") 'or just "file.txt"

I get the following error:

Could not find file "c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\file.txt".
Source Error:
Line 62: sr = New StreamReader(".\file.txt")

Why does it automatically default to the directory "c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\"?
What should I do to change this?

You're better off asking this in the .NET forum, and I've only dabbled in .NET. But here's one way to do it:

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sr = New StreamReader(System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath & "\file.txt")
sr = New StreamReader(System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath & "\file.txt")

I don't have VB.NET on this PC so I can't test it. I'm pretty sure that's how you would do it though :mrgreen:

Try that.

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Re: VB.NET - Using streamreader with relative path.

Nov 8th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Tengu

I am making a VB.NET web application in VS.NET 2003.

I am using streamreader to access a text file for reading. I am able to access it without any problems using the full path (ie. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\<projectname>\bin\file.txt). But I want to use a relative path (ie. .\file.txt).

If I use something like:

Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader
sr = New StreamReader(".\file.txt") 'or just "file.txt"

I get the following error:

Could not find file "c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\file.txt".
Source Error:
Line 62: sr = New StreamReader(".\file.txt")

Why does it automatically default to the directory "c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\"?
What should I do to change this?

You're better off asking this in the .NET forum, and I've only dabbled in .NET. But here's one way to do it:

 Help with Code Tags 
 Visual Basic 4 / 5 / 6 Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) 
sr = New StreamReader(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory & "file.txt")
sr = New StreamReader(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory & "file.txt")