ASP.NET C # retrieves all text from a file in a web path

Question

I am trying to open a file containing some data in the web directory in which my C # is running. It basically just turns it into a string. I tried to do the following ...

string email = File.ReadAllText("/orderforms/email_templates/file_to_include.txt"); 

I'm not sure if this is the correct method, but it seems that there is a problem with the paths, the whole path will change depending on which web server it is running on.

This is a directory setting ...

 /Classes/Page.ascx.cs (the page that tries to read the text from the file) /orderforms/<one of multiple pages execute the above class here or in a sub directory /orderforms/email_templates/file_to_include.txt /orderforms/email_templates/file_to_include2.txt 

Which path and function should be used to read the entire contents of a file in a line?

thanks

Answer 1

Try the following:

 string email = File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/orderforms/email_templates/file_to_include.txt")) 

Answer 2

You need to use Server.MapPath:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/ms524632(v=vs.90).aspx