Thread: STOCK C LIBRARY. Directory commands?

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    STOCK C LIBRARY. Directory commands?

    I've looked in the FAQ but didn't find my answer, so:

    Are there any library functions that support directory searches, file searches, and the like that come with a stock installation of (I'm using Visual Studio 9)?

    I know you can get a GNU or whatever addon, but I'm just wondering if there is any way to, say, list files in a directory without using SYSTEM commands, and with only the stock headers I have. (stdio.h etc etc..)

    Thanks in advance.

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    By definition, any interaction with the operating system will be operating-system specific.

    That said, if you have a stock installation of VS, then you have all the Microsoft-specific features, like ReadDir or ReadFile or whatever it's called (as you can tell I didn't bother to look it up).

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    Are there any library functions that support directory searches, file searches, and the like that come with a stock installation of (I'm using Visual Studio 9)?
    What?

    I know you can get a GNU or whatever addon, but I'm just wondering if there is any way to, say, list files in a directory without using SYSTEM commands, and with only the stock headers I have. (stdio.h etc etc..)
    opendir(), readdir(), closedir() are going to be about as close as you can get.
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    Ok

    Quote Originally Posted by Cactus_Hugger View Post
    What?

    opendir(), readdir(), closedir() are going to be about as close as you can get.
    cool. ok, thanks.

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