// This method is used to make sure that angular datatables don't crash if no file is supplied: // at least supply an empty file! public List <EmptyCol> GetEmptyFile(string emptyFile, string fileType) { // string filePath = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.MapPath(string.Format("~/App_Data/Private/{0}.{1}", emptyFile, fileType)); string filePath = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.MapPath(string.Format("~/App_Data/{0}.{1}", emptyFile, fileType)); return(ExcelDataReader.GetEmptyFile(filePath)); }