How to check directory's presence?

[vnyelurkar]

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--

[PeejAvery]

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

[vnyelurkar]

PeejAvery,

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

Thanks,
--Virendra--

[SuperKoko]

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.

[vnyelurkar]

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

[PeejAvery]

I am doing this through C++.

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.

[WizBang]

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[golanshahar]

Look at ::PathIsDirectory().

Cheers

[kkez]

The easier one: GetFileAttributes() == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY.