Thread: what header files for these directives?

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    what header files for these directives?

    Dear All,
    i have copied the code from CBOARD FAQ section to find the current working dir...but my compiler showing header file not found??
    i am using window 2000 operating system
    Code:
    #include <sys/param.h> 
    #include <unistd.h> 
    #include <stdio.h> 
    
    int main(void)
    {
      char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
      if( getcwd( buf, MAXPATHLEN ) ) 
      {
        printf( "%s\n", buf );
      }
      return 0;
    }
    could any body help me correct header files for me?

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    <sys/param.h> and <unistd.h> are not standard C headers, but POSIX standard headers (I think, having never actually read that standard), and consequently not available in Windows except via Cygwin and (not in all cases) MinGW.
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    Probably depends on the development environment. Google "msdn getcwd" if you're using Visual Studio.

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    Depending on your compiler... for example for VS6 I have
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h> 
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <DIRECT.H>
    
    int main(void)
    {
      char buf[MAX_PATH];
      if( getcwd( buf, sizeof buf ) ) 
      {
        printf( "&#37;s\n", buf );
      }
      return 0;
    }
    All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection,
    except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
    – David J. Wheeler

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