Windows Azure access App_Data

Question

I need to write file to App_Data folder in Asp.Net MVC project. It works locally, but when I deployed it to Windows Azure I received error like:

Could not find a part of the path 'C:\DWASFiles\Sites\codehint\VirtualDirectory0\site\wwwroot\App_Data\text.txt'.

I need to use third party library that have to get read/write access to App_Data folder.

I use code like this:

var path = Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/text.txt");
using (var file = new StreamWriter(path))
{
   file.Write("test line");
   file.Flush();
}

Answer 1

If App_Data folder was empty, it was not deployed, so you need to create it

see my reply here

Answer 2

If you are using VS2017 and right click on the App_Data folder there is an option to Publish folder.