Question : Using Server.Mappath to get a file from a virtual directory

Hi, and thanks in advance for any and all help with this.

.... the virtual directory is actually a share from another server.  It is warehousing a bunch of files that are created and referenced from a completely different application, so it would be VERY impractical to move them to an actual directory.

The share from the other server IS set to allow the EVERYONE account full access to the files.

When I look in the virtual directory using IIS admin, I can see all the files just fine.  Here is my code, and what's happening:

Imports System.IO
Public Class viewPOD
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
    Dim strDocID As String
    Dim intDocID As Decimal
    Dim intPath As Decimal
    Dim strPath As String
    Dim strPathTemp As String
    Dim x As Integer

    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        'Put user code to initialize the page here
        strDocID = Request.QueryString("docid")
        intDocID = CInt(strDocID)
        intPath = intDocID / 1024
        strPath = CStr(intPath)
        strPath = Trim(strPath)
        x = strPath.IndexOf(".")
        strPathTemp = Left(strPath, x)


        Dim thePath As String
       
        thePath = Server.MapPath("myfiles/" & strPathTemp & "/" & strDocID & ".bin")
        File.Copy(thePath, "temp/" & strDocID & ".tiff")

        Dim myFile As String
        myFile = Server.MapPath("temp/" & strDocID & ".tiff")
       
        Dim theDoc As Doc = New Doc
        theDoc.AddImageData(myFile, 1)

        Dim theData() As Byte = theDoc.GetData()
        Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"
        Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "inline; filename=MyPDF.PDF")
        Response.AddHeader("content-length", theData.Length.ToString())
        Response.BinaryWrite(theData)
    End Sub

End Class

And here's what happens when I try to view the page:

Could not find file "\\raidserv03\Raider Trucking\POD_SCANS\0\48\49689.bin".
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file "\\raidserv03\Raider Trucking\POD_SCANS\0\48\49689.bin".

Source Error:

Line 48:
Line 49:         thePath = Server.MapPath("myfiles/" & strPathTemp & "/" & strDocID & ".bin")
Line 50:         File.Copy(thePath, "temp/" & strDocID & ".tiff")

 
But this is a legitimate filename & path.  So what am I doing wrong? Is it the space in the directory name?  Is it a permissions thing?  This is my development webserver, but when I deploy this, the deployment webserver is also a different one than where these documents are warehoused.  So, I need to know how to make this work, so I can duplicate it on my deployment server as well.

for clarification, the myfiles virtual directory does point to "\\raidserv03\Raider Trucking\POD_SCANS\0"

Please help!!

Thanks again in advance!
Steve

P.S.  Sorry for being so long....

Answer : Using Server.Mappath to get a file from a virtual directory

Write this right after a  thePath = Server.MapPath....:

Response.Write(thePath & "
")
Response.Write("\\raidserv03\Raider Trucking\POD_SCANS\0\" & strPathTemp & "\" & strDocID & ".bin")

See if you get two same lines.

R