ASP Commandment #6: Use Server.MapPath

Use Server.MapPath() whenever referring to files stored locally on the server instead of a static path (except in the rare occasions where it's necessary).

This is bad:
<%
whichfile="D:\inetpub\wwwroot\whatever\junk.txt"
set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set thisfile = fs.OpenTextFile(whichfile, 1, False)
tempSTR=thisfile.readall
response.write tempSTR
thisfile.Close
set thisfile=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

This is good:
<%
whichfile=server.mappath("\whatever\junk.txt")
set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set thisfile = fs.OpenTextFile(whichfile, 1, False)
tempSTR=thisfile.readall
response.write tempSTR
thisfile.Close
set thisfile=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

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