Create Directory

[manu_2205]

Hi int result=CreateDirectory(LPCSTR(Dir_Name),NULL); The above statement return 0 if i use WCHAR pointer(Dir_Name). why ?

manu

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

manu_2205 wrote:

int result=CreateDirectory(LPCSTR(Dir_Name),NULL);

1. Why do you need that LPCSTR there? 2. Is your project unicode aware?

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[manu_2205]

ya project unicode aware , if i do't write LPCSTR it generate compile time error. "error C2664: 'CreateDirectoryA' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'WCHAR *' to 'LPCSTR'"

manu

[toxcct]

manu_2205 wrote:

"error C2664: 'CreateDirectoryA' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'WCHAR *' to 'LPCSTR'"

dont use LPCSTR, but CA2W()

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[Rajesh R Subramanian]

manu_2205 wrote:

'CreateDirectoryA

If your project is unicode aware, then how is the ANSI version of a function being called? Are you making a call explicitly to the CreateDirectoryA() or are you just calling CreateDirectory()?

manu_2205 wrote:

ya project unicode aware

Now what do you mean by this? Have you replaced _MBCS with _UNICODE in the preprocessor definitions? ( project->settings->c/c++->preprocessor definitions )

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[KarstenK]

LPCSTR(Dir_Name) is a bug. You have to convert the WCHAR to LPCSTR in another string.:mad: Maybe you can use CreateDirectoryW( Dir_Name,NULL);//with a big W for WCHAR

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