I needed to retrieve the files in a directory hosted with GoDaddy using ASP.Net C# and I got an error using Directory.GetFiles()—specifically, this error:
Exception Details: System.Security.SecurityException: Request for the permission of type ‘System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′ failed.
So, I looked around and came up with this:
Directory.GetFiles(Server.MapPath(”/yourdirectory”));
Works like a charm!

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For most how-to articles, there’s a need to bring in examples from many different sources, but for this article, we need only to cite one source, the highly-anticipated online presence for the new novel by Eric Robert Morse, Monaco.
Though the site is primarily marketing for the book, it has everything: brilliant design, great use of [...]

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By JSB Morse, author of The Evolution Diet

Ever since certain fad diets became popular in the seventies and eighties, the general conception of a ‘diet’ is viewed as a quick and easy tool to help its participants lose a few pounds, without any regard to lifelong eating habits. In other words, it is seen [...]

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She sure does fit the bill (pleasant demeanor, sturdy gaze, and a remarkable presentation), but is Melissa Theuriau of France really the sexiest news anchor? Maxim Magazine seems to think so. What about you? Ranqit is a website that lets you chose for yourself.
Do you like that Forbes put your [...]

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We at the State of Art love the top ten. It’s practically an art in itself—from top ten music albums to top ten films—these lists make up the crux of art commentary. Why? We humans work on a relativistic playing field and we need to compare things to other things to get [...]

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