Thread: isDirectory() in C/C++

Is there any way for me to check for a directory in C or C++...in Java there is an isDirectory() function

Thanks.

Stan

Is there any way for me to check for a directory in C or C++...in Java there is an isDirectory() function

Im using Micosoft Visual C++

Thanks.

Stan

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Im using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...sdirectory.asp

you'll find sure, what you're searching.

Thanks Vber ....I appreciate the help, if u ever need a vacation then mi casa es su casa

Thanks Vber ....I appreciate the help, if u ever need a vacation then mi casa es su casa

No problem

How do i delete a file once i have ascertained it is a file ?


thanks

Since this is a C board, here is a method to determine if a path is a directory in WinApi C.

Code:

attrib = GetFileAttributes(path);

if ( attrib == 0xFFFFFFFF || !(attrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) ){
	/* not a valid directory */
}

And here is the link for DeleteFile:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...deletefile.asp

Note: Google is far more effective for searching msdn than the ms search engine.

Have Fun!

Hi

I am wondering if there is a similar method or standard function I can use on UNIX platform ( Though I could not find one in any manulas I looked at)?

I would like to ensure that a directory path is valid before I start processing. At the point I do this I do not know if the directory has any files in it.

Thanks in advance.

Mike