xmltextwriter path in c#

Question

I am trying to use xmltextwriter and assign a path which needs to use for writing. I am trying this:

  string path = "~/Uploads/site/" + Current.User.Id + .kml";                                  
XmlTextWriter xtr = new XmlTextWriter(path, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);

I want the file to be saved in the uploads/site/ folder within the website directory, but I am getting an error:

Could not find a part of the path 'c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\~\Uploads\site\16.kml'.

I would like to know how I can assign the desired path to the xmltextwriter. Thanks in advance, Laziale

Answer 1

Use server.MapPath method to get the right path.

  string path =  Server.MapPath("~/Uploads/site/" + Current.User.Id + ".kml");