Is there a Windows or C++ library function to break down a Filepath?

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  • Ramon F Herrera
    #1

    Is there a Windows or C++ library function to break down a Filepath?


    My application receives a filepath as an argument. Obviously, it can
    come in several formats, such as:

    filename.ext

    ..\filename.ext

    ...\..\filename .ext

    this\is_a\relat ive\path\finall y.ext

    C:\fully\qualif ied\path\filena me.ext

    ....and so on.

    In Unix there is a function which will do the right thing in every
    case, splitting the path into a base and a filename.

    Is there such thing, something equivalent in Windows programming?

    TIA,

    -Ramon

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    • Ramon F Herrera
      #2
      Re: Is there a Windows or C++ library function to break down a Filepath?

      On Oct 22, 1:38 am, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no wrote:
      * Ramon F Herrera:
      >
      >
      >
      My application receives a filepath as an argument. Obviously, it can
      come in several formats, such as:
      >
      filename.ext
      >
      .\filename.ext
      >
      ..\..\filename. ext
      >
      this\is_a\relat ive\path\finall y.ext
      >
      C:\fully\qualif ied\path\filena me.ext
      >
      ...and so on.
      >
      In Unix there is a function which will do the right thing in every
      case, splitting the path into a base and a filename.
      >
      Is there such thing, something equivalent in Windows programming?
      >
      Windows programming is off-topic in clc++.
      >
      Check out the Boost library's general file handling.
      >

      Ooops, I went trigger happy, shot from the hip and didn't even realize
      you actually gave some useful info, Alf.

      Thanks!

      For the record: I am not too fond of the Windows crowd, their ways and
      means, and have tried my best to stay on the side of standards,
      interoperabilit y (i.e., non-Microsoft), IETF, OSS, etc.

      -Ramon


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        • Andrew
          #3
          Re: Is there a Windows or C++ library function to break down a Filepath?

          On Oct 22, 8:32 am, Ramon F Herrera <ra...@conexus. netwrote:
          My application receives a filepath as an argument. Obviously, it can
          come in several formats, such as:
          >
          filename.ext
          >
          .\filename.ext
          >
          ..\..\filename. ext
          >
          this\is_a\relat ive\path\finall y.ext
          >
          C:\fully\qualif ied\path\filena me.ext
          >
          ...and so on.
          >
          In Unix there is a function which will do the right thing in every
          case, splitting the path into a base and a filename.
          >
          Is there such thing, something equivalent in Windows programming?
          >
          TIA,
          >
          -Ramon

          Look to the Shell Path functions in MSDN.
          One of them is PathFindFileNam e which takes a path and returns the
          filename


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            • jtorjo2007@yahoo.com
              #4
              Re: Is there a Windows or C++ library function to break down a Filepath?

              On 22 Oct, 08:32, Ramon F Herrera <ra...@conexus. netwrote:
              My application receives a filepath as an argument. Obviously, it can
              come in several formats
              Why don't you use boost::filesyst em library? It's cross-platform.


              Best
              John



              --
              http://John.Torjo.com -- C++ expert
              .... call me only if you want things done right


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