How to check if folder/drive is valid?

khb

Hi altogether! I'm trying to check whether a given path of a folder (also on the network or just a drive) really exists. I'd like to do this without using the Shlwapi.dll, but I have no idea how to do this. Any ideas? Thank you very much, Marcus.

David Crow

_access()
_stat()
CFile::GetStatus()
GetFileAttributes()

can all be used.

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khb

I just tried CFile::GetStatus(), but this doesn't work for network locations. But I think one of the other functions will do the job. Thank you very much!

David Crow

khb wrote: I just tried CFile::GetStatus(), but this doesn't work for network locations. Correct. I did not bother to read the docs (fine print) for each function I mentioned. I just wanted to throw a bunch of them out on the table so you would have plenty to choose from.

A rich person is not the one who has the most, but the one that needs the least.

khb

No problem. My intention was not to bother you. I just wanted to share what I found out for the case that anybody else reads this thread (maybe because he has the same problem to solve). Thanks again for your help!