How map a physical path in asp.net

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hi......
this is lokesh

my question is?

i want to display files and folders in grid view in asp.net

i searched all examples showing with in the website files only displayed (that mean where website is running in the folder)

but i want to map the physical directory like
exp:(another drives like where websiteis not running that drive i want)
E:\ramu\softwares\allfiles\data.xml
but

i tried like this

DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Server.MapPath("./WebSite"));

but it showing only virtual directory

please any one help to me my request

Posted 10-Aug-12 16:49pm

lokesh lokesh

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Kenneth Haugland 10-Aug-12 22:56pm

Who is doing what here, on the server or the local host?

Tarun Mangukiya 11-Aug-12 0:29am

And you don't have permission to see the directory and files of client PC. So you can't...

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Christian Graus · Answer 1 · 2012-08-13T13:23:00

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Website is not part of the folder path you provided. You can't see above the website root on the server, and you can't see the client file system at all, if you think you can,. you have no idea how ASP.NET works or what it does

Posted 13-Aug-12 13:23pm

Christian Graus

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lokesh lokesh 18-Aug-12 2:05am

ok thanks