Using a feature receiver to add a directory to the web applications folder

Question

Wondering if someone knows how to add a directory/folder to the web applications folder within IIS using a feature event receiver (FeatureActivated).

Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

Figured it out. In the Feature receiver i used the following code to get the virtual path to the webapplication and then create a directory. Never know if someone else will use it :)

string path = webApp.GetIisSettingsWithFallback(SPUrlZone.Default).Path.ToString();

        try{
            Directory.CreateDirectory(path + "\\Temp");
        }
        catch (Exception ex) 
        {
            // Get the local instance of the diagnostics service
            SPDiagnosticsService diagService = SPDiagnosticsService.Local;
            // Log the event under the SharePoint Foundation, Web Part category
            SPDiagnosticsCategory diagCategory = diagService.Areas["SharePoint Foundation"].Categories["Web Parts"];
            // The exception message to write to the log
            string exceptionId = "Web Part Exception Unique ID: " + Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
            string exceptionMsg = exceptionId + " " + ex.Message + ex.StackTrace;

            // Log the event as unexpected
            diagService.WriteTrace(0, diagCategory, TraceSeverity.Unexpected, exceptionMsg);
        }