CreateFile and Long Path/Files :: Win32

Hi.

Is it possible to create a file with a long path name? For example:

Code:

std::string pathFile("c:\testing\December 27\newfile.type");

// CreateFile fails
if (::CreateFile(pathFile->c_str(),...) == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
}

I would like to know two properties of CreateFile(). First, is it possible to create a file in a directory that does not exist via CreateFile()? In the example above, directories "testing" and "December 27" do not exist.

Secondly, is it possible to create directories with spaces between one or more words, i.e. December 27. Notice the space before "2."

Thanks,
Kuphryn

Yes, no and yes. MSDN has the answers.

Is there a Win32 API for checking the existence of a directory? Otherwise, recursive creation will do.

One last inquiry. I have seen in the past members mentioning directories with two backslashes. Is there something special about creating directories with two backslashes instead of one?

Example:
std::string pathFile("c:\\testing\\December 27\\file.type");

Kuphryn

You have to use \\ or /. A single \ followed by a character is interpretted as an escape code.

Okay. Thanks.

Kuphryn