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[laura2k]

hello,

i have the following code in my script that basically creates ID.txt files in the same directory that my script is in,

fname = server.mappath(ID & ".txt")

i wanted to create another directory within my script folder called data and get the script to map to that instead.

i assumed maybe it will be something like this:

fname = server.mappath/data(ID & ".txt")

but that doesnt seem to work.

any help would be appreciated.

thanx in advanced

[mattglet]

you almost have it:

fname = server.mappath("data/" & ID & ".txt")

-Matt

[edicius]

Try:

Server.MapPath("/SomeDir/" & ID & ".txt")

[laura2k]

thanx matt

[laura2k]

i found a line in my script that has the following:

fname = server.mappath("data/" & ID + ".txt")

notice that this one has a + instead of a & after the ID, is this an error or is there a particular reason for that?

[edicius]

In the ASP.NET world - '&' is the VB.NET syntax, while '+' is the C# syntax.

In Classic ASP using VBScript I don't believe there is a difference. The better practice/recommended form in this case would be to use '&' since you're working with strings. The '+' side can cause confusion and possible errors down the road since it would add numeric data together rather than appending it to the end as you would have intended.

Example:
Response.Write(1 + "2") -- would return 3
Response.Write(1 & "2") -- would return 12