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**GSLR** · 02-05-2002

Hi

Dont post often but could someone help here as Im trying to create a folder using c in win 98 Os ,Ican create files but the folder thing has got me.
Also here is a snippet

int main()
{
FILE *ptr;
char filename[]="test.txt":
ptr = fopen(filename,"w");
fclose(ptr);
return 0;
}

Ok this creates a file in the directory that you are currently using , how do I get it to create the file elsewhere whilst still using the array.
Tried this but i guess you all know the outcome

ptr = fopen("c:/filename","w");
or
ptr = fopen("C:/"filename,"w"); ***Doesnt work****

Ok Thanx
Q

**hk_mp5kpdw** · 02-05-2002

This is what MSDN Library says about the "_mkdir" function which is what you may need:

_mkdir, _wmkdir
Create a new directory.

int _mkdir( const char *dirname );

int _wmkdir( const wchar_t *dirname );

Routine Required Header Compatibility
_mkdir <direct.h> Win 95, Win NT
_wmkdir <direct.h> or <wchar.h> Win NT

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

LIBC.LIB Single thread static library, retail version
LIBCMT.LIB Multithread static library, retail version
MSVCRT.LIB Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version

Return Value

Each of these functions returns the value 0 if the new directory was created. On an error the function returns –1 and sets errno as follows:

EEXIST

Directory was not created because dirname is the name of an existing file, directory, or device

ENOENT

Path was not found

Parameter

dirname

Path for new directory

Remarks

The _mkdir function creates a new directory with the specified dirname. _mkdir can create only one new directory per call, so only the last component of dirname can name a new directory. _mkdir does not translate path delimiters. In Windows NT, both the backslash ( \) and the forward slash (/ ) are valid path delimiters in character strings in run-time routines.

_wmkdir is a wide-character version of _mkdir; the dirname argument to _wmkdir is a wide-character string. _wmkdir and _mkdir behave identically otherwise.

Generic-Text Routine Mappings

TCHAR.H Routine _UNICODE & _MBCS Not Defined _MBCS Defined _UNICODE Defined
_tmkdir _mkdir _mkdir _wmkdir

Example

/* MAKEDIR.C */

#include <direct.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main( void )
{
if( _mkdir( "\\testtmp" ) == 0 )
{
printf( "Directory '\\testtmp' was successfully created\n" );
system( "dir \\testtmp" );
if( _rmdir( "\\testtmp" ) == 0 )
printf( "Directory '\\testtmp' was successfully removed\n" );
else
printf( "Problem removing directory '\\testtmp'\n" );
}
else
printf( "Problem creating directory '\\testtmp'\n" );
}

Output

Directory '\testtmp' was successfully created
Volume in drive C is CDRIVE
Volume Serial Number is 0E17-1702

Directory of C:\testtmp

05/03/94 12:30p <DIR> .
05/03/94 12:30p <DIR> ..
2 File(s) 0 bytes
17,358,848 bytes free
Directory '\testtmp' was successfully removed

Directory Control Routines

See Also _chdir, _rmdir

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