Thanks! I actually played with that method, but did not consider passing an empty string as the parameter...

Troy

>>How can I get the current directory the web service is running from?
>>using the location property of System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() gives me the framework web service folder and using System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() gives me the System32 folder. I need the c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mywebservicefolder path.
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>Try this:
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>Private cStartupDirectory As String = Server.MapPath("")
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