get path of filename

[zilot2]

hi guys and execuse my english
my goal is to do a programme input filename (exemple toto.exe) by user the programme
look for the directory of the file if it exist and stock it into a string.
i tried to use <dirent.h> and findfirstfile and findnextfile and i fail
how force the programme scan all hard disk ( c: and d: or f: ..etc)
thx for any help

[cpjust]

How did you fail? What does your code look like?

[zilot2]

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



int main()
{
    
    
    

    
     WIN32_FIND_DATA ffdata;
     HANDLE ffind;
     int i;

     ffind=FindFirstFile("*.*", &ffdata);
     printf ("The first file found is %s\n", ffdata.cFileName);
     i=strcmp("lilo3.exe",ffdata.cFileName);

       while (FindNextFile(ffind, &ffdata) != 0 && (i!=0)) {


         FindNextFile(ffind, &ffdata);
         printf("%s",ffdata.cFileName);
         i=strcmp("lilo3.exe",ffdata.cFileName);}



     FindClose(ffind);



     return 0;



}

in this try my goal is to find lilo3.exe file


this is my try with <dirent.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>

int main()
{


   struct dirent *seek;


   DIR *dir;


   dir = opendir("D:\\");



   while ((seek = readdir(dir)&& (strcmp ( seek->d_name , " lilo3.exe ") != 0)))
   {

      
      printf("FICHIER: %s\n", seek->d_name);

   }

   closedir(dir);





return 0;

}

[tabstop]

You're only checking the root directory of your drive. If you want to check all the directories, you need to look to see whether the thing seek is pointing to is a directory or not, and if so, enter it and do it all again. Check the CProgramming FAQ on this very site for this question.

[vart]

your FindFile version
1. calls FindFile twice on each iteration
2. ignores the return value of FindNextFile
3. uses too general mask

[cpjust]

ffind=FindFirstFile("*.*", &ffdata);

If you're looking for a specific filename, why not look for that exact filename?

ffind=FindFirstFile("lilo3.exe", &ffdata);