SharePoint Timer Job - Use Html Template from server

Question

I want to use HTML template in Timer Job.

My timer job is to send email.

I have the list of email address for To: List but I cannot access HTML template from the server.

I cannot use

Server.MapPath("Somepath\\test.htm")

Because its not a Http Request but a SpJobDefinition.

So how to access the file from the Server ?

PS: just like we use for FileUpload Control :

FileUpload1.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("path" + fileName));

Answer 1

If your file is located in the 14 hive you can use SPUtility.GetGenericSetupPath() to get the path to your file:

SPUtility.GetGenericSetupPath("SomePath\\test.htm")

will return:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\SomePath\test.htm

in a default SharePoint setup.

Answer 2

Also you can use Web.Config AppSetting section to read such configurations.

Here's a good example http://snahta.blogspot.com/2009/01/reading-webconfig-from-timer-job.html