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I need a function from ASP.NET that gives me, reliably and guaranteed, without a config file, the base virtual directory of the current website.  So if I'm in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web (ne http://localhost/web) then I want “/web/.” 

But (here's the fart part) I can't seem to find a way that gives it to me INDEPENDANT of the current Context's path.  Meaning, if the VERY FIRST (app start) page hit on the site is http://localhost/web/balances/balances.aspx then I still need “/web/“ not “/web/balances/.“

This is the closest I've got:

>return HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppVirtualPath + "/";>

However, this appears to occasionally (read: flaky) return a different path like /web/images/ or /web/someotherpagedirectory. 

What am I missing?

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