subst command or maybe network access issue

I'm trying to open an xml document on my computer. It is on a subst drive
f. I get a System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException when I try to open the
file. When I switch to the C drive it works fine. I gave aspnet user admin
right to make sure it wasn't a permission problem but I am still getting the
exception whatever I do unless I look at my C drive. Any idea what gives?

Thanks guys.
Chris"Chris" <cf@.NoSpamzieQuotepro.com> wrote in
news:e2H7fPO9DHA.2432@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
> I'm trying to open an xml document on my computer. It is on a subst
> drive f. I get a System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException when I try to
> open the file. When I switch to the C drive it works fine. I gave
> aspnet user admin right to make sure it wasn't a permission problem but
> I am still getting the exception whatever I do unless I look at my C
> drive. Any idea what gives?

Are the other drives you having trouble with by chance network drives?

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subst and IIS on XP

Hi
Does anyone know why subst doesn't work with IIS on XP?
If I do

sub o: d:\myProj and look for o:\myProj then IIS just can't see it?

This is a very useful feature that I would miss if it can't be done anymore

Ta
Ffoldface@.yahoo.co.uk wrote in news:acb840c8.0401230721.4e3e319
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> Does anyone know why subst doesn't work with IIS on XP?
> If I do
> sub o: d:\myProj and look for o:\myProj then IIS just can't see it?

Its subst, not sub.

And it works fine on XP.

And you would not look for o:\myproj, just o:\ as it WOULD be d:\myproj

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"Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu" <cpub@.hower.org> wrote in message news:<Xns947A10116C381cpub@.127.0.0.1>...
> foldface@.yahoo.co.uk wrote in news:acb840c8.0401230721.4e3e319
> @.posting.google.com:
> > Does anyone know why subst doesn't work with IIS on XP?
> > If I do
> > sub o: d:\myProj and look for o:\myProj then IIS just can't see it?
> Its subst, not sub.

that was a typo, you can see I said subst above that

> And it works fine on XP.
> And you would not look for o:\myproj, just o:\ as it WOULD be d:\myproj

ok, little inaccurate message from me

make d:\versions\temp\myproj

subst o: d:\versions\temp

in iis look for o:\myproj

it can see it via the folders but when you click ok it doesn't work

try it

Subst Question

Anyone have insight as to why an ASP.NET app (1.1) would not recognize a substituted drive on the first page hit? I have done a subst e: c:\ for my local development (to mirror production), but every time that I hit the asp.net app (and force compilation maybe?) I get can't find portion of path e:\ error. (for logging components I have reference to e:\myfolder\logs in my web.config file.) If I hit my browser's back button and try again it works. Thanks in advance!

Not sure about your specific problem, but why not use Server.MapPath() to map relative paths to absolute? That way it will work on any server.
Sorry, I didn't have email enabled, so I'm just getting back to checking on this... Thanks for the comment. I'm not sure this applies, unless I'm not up-to-speed on Server.MapPath(). Isn't that just for relative path to physical path mappings? We use this regularly for web site content mapping. However, we have logging components that specify a non-web location on disk (the e: drive) for the log file location. The web site, itself, may be anywhere, just mapped with a virtual dir. Anyone else have any ideas on what's happening with ASP.NET?