data source problem

Hi, again.

I have another script which the script refuses this local:

Server.MapPath("/_private/lexicum.mdb")

it wants for a local path: Server.MapPath("lexicum.mdb")

This is the head of the script. I want to know WHY it does this? and how I do for it understand that databases path is :Server.MapPath("/_private/lexicum.mdb")


<%

intPage = Request("page")
If isNumeric(intPage) = False Or intPage < 1 Then
intPage = 1
End If

Dim SqlJunk


Dim strDB, sSQL, dbGlobalWeb,con
dbGlobalWeb.open = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" & Server.MapPath("/_private/lexicum.mdb")


'Set dbGlobalWeb = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
'dbGlobalWeb.Open("Lexicum")

'Dim dbGlobalWeb
Set dbGlobalWeb = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
' con.Open strDB

dbGlobalWeb.Open strdb
'dbGlobalWeb
'dbGlobalWeb.Open("Lexicum")



SqlJunk = "SELECT * FROM ec" %>


Thank you

JL

the / at the start means it is starting from root (most likely C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ but its acutally the root of the virtual directory)

i start all my relative paths with ./

. means current working directory
.. means parent of current working directory, some servers have been set up to disable ..

what does it output when you do
Response.Write Server.MapPath("/_private/lexicum.mdb")