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Updated: 09:50 PM CT Feb 13, 2007 Posted: 09:48 PM CT Feb 13, 2007 How do I get the application path in an ASP.NET application? And convert it from a virtual path to a physical path Author: Steve Lautenschlager Snippet Conversions .NET 1.1 ASP.NET  Summary How do I get the application path in an ASP.NET application? Retrieve the application path string appPath = HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath; This property returns the virtual application path. An empty string indicates that the application is at the root of the website. Other examples might be: /c4 /myapplication /myapps/AppNumberOne Convert virtual application path to a physical path string physicalPath = HttpContext.Current.Request.MapPath(appPath);  Examples: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myweb\c4 C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myweb\myapplication C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myweb\myapps/AppNumberOne