Thread: delete file in another folder

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    delete file in another folder

    Hi guys,im new here.This might have been posted somewhere but I cant find anything similiar.
    I want to write some code to delete or rename a file in another folder.Ive got some coding here:

    Code:
     int main() {
    remove("C:\Users\FW Esterhuysen\Esk 1.jpg");
    }
    but get this error message:
    >"C:\Program Files\gcc\bin/g++" -Os -mconsole -g d.c -o d.exe
    d.c:4:9: incomplete universal character name \U
    d.c:4:9: warning: unknown escape sequence '\F'
    >Exit code: 1

    Can some help me with this?Is there some pointer to use or some .h files that needs to be included?I get the same with renaming a file in another folder.

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    The problem is that in C the backslash in string literals signifies the start of an escape sequence. If you want to have an actual backslash in the string you will need follow it by another, eg:

    Code:
    remove("C:\\Users\\FW Esterhuysen\\Esk 1.jpg");
    Code:
    #include <cmath>
    #include <complex>
    bool euler_flip(bool value)
    {
        return std::pow
        (
            std::complex<float>(std::exp(1.0)), 
            std::complex<float>(0, 1) 
            * std::complex<float>(std::atan(1.0)
            *(1 << (value + 2)))
        ).real() < 0;
    }

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