How to get local file system path in azure websites

Question

I have a file hosted on the disk along with my website that I want to read .Not sure how do I access the file when I use System.Environment.CurrentDirectory it point to a D

Answer 1

This works for me in both localhost and azure:

Path.Combine(System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.ApplicationPhysicalPath, "file_at_root.txt");

System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.ApplicationPhysicalPath is the full local path to your site's root.