How to check directory's presence?

Hi,

I need to see if a particular directory is present or not, at the specified path.
For a file we can do it using fopen() return value but what for a directory (for all platforms)?

--Virendra--

What language are you doing this in...PHP? If so, you can use file_exists. It checks for files or directories.

PeejAvery,

I am doing this through C++. Here, I want to know if the directory already exists, before calling CreateDirectory() API.

Thanks,
--Virendra--

Use CreateFile with dwDesiredAccess==0 and dwCreationDistribution==OPEN_EXISTING.
CreateFile can be used to "open directories".
It should fail if the directory doesn't exist.

Ya, this one is better solution.
Thanks a lot........

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Originally Posted by vnyelurkar

I am doing this through C++.

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Then this belongs in the C++ forum. I would have never been confused if it had been there to start. Glad your problem was solved. :wave:

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Look at ::PathIsDirectory(). ;)

Cheers

The easier one: GetFileAttributes() == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY.