Determining the exact directory path [modified]

[Maxwell Chen]

capricious_001 wrote:

lszLogFile = "C:\\test\test.txt";

Should be:

lszLogFile = "C:\\test**\\**test.txt";

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[David Crow]

capricious_001 wrote:

lszLogFile = "C:\\TeSt\TeSt.txt";

This should be:

lszLogFile = "C:\\TeSt\\TeSt.txt";

capricious_001 wrote:

Then a handle will not be created.

Why not? Have you checked the return value of GetLastError()?

capricious_001 wrote:

Is there a way to find out what the actual Directory string is?

It's whatever value you have assigned to lszLogFile.

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[toxcct]

where ? i can't see any difference ?! :~ :rolleyes:;P

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[Maxwell Chen]

The gap is too large! ;P

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[toxcct]

are you sure he will understand though ? ;) i'm sure some people still don't see the tip :cool:

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[capricious_001]

lol nono, the path directory is correct. I just forgot the extra backslash in this example. I tested it. having lszLogFile = "C:\\TeSt\\TeSt.txt"; works rather than having all the characters as lower case. So really the question is how do i retreive the case sensitive file path of that file -- modified at 13:09 Monday 19th June, 2006 I wrote that piece of code in my original post on the fly. I hate copying and pasting my code because its just too much too read.

[Maxwell Chen]

capricious_001 wrote:

lszLogFile = "C:\\test\\test.txt";

OK. I've read your modified post. Now it looks like a "chicken-and-egg" question though.

capricious_001 wrote:

Then a handle will not be created. Is there a way to find out what the actual Directory string is?

To retrieve the so-called *exact* file path, you need a valid file handle and pass the valid handle into some API. To get a file handle without knowing the *exact* case-sensitive path (in your case), you can only input the path in case-insensitive form which results in failure (in your case). Anyway, my system works very well with both your code snippets. :->

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[Maxwell Chen]

I'm confused too ... :doh:

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[capricious_001]

I used GetLastError() and figured out that it was an issue with my type-casting, but I fixed it lol. Thanks for the help.

[David Crow]

toxcct wrote:

i can't see any difference

Because the OP has been modified.

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[David Crow]

capricious_001 wrote:

I hate copying and pasting my code because its just too much too read.

But copy/paste is the preferred method as needless posts can be avoided. You only need to paste the relevant snippets, not an entire program.

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[Michael Dunn]

Windows file systems are not case-sensitive. If C:\test\test.txt is failing, it's due to something else, not the case of the letters. Check the value of GetLastError()

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[toxcct]

DavidCrow wrote:

toxcct wrote: i can't see any difference Because the OP has been modified.

nope David, because i was joking... check the joke icon ;P;)

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