Folder utilities

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Introduction

The CreateDirectory WIN32 API lets us create a folder. However, this function will succeed only if the parent folder exists. For example, creating a folder C:\AA\BB\CC\DD succeeds only if the parent folder C:\AA\BB\CC exists. Thus, CFolderUtils::CreateFolder solves that problem by creating the parent folders and then the specified folder itself.

The DeleteDirectory WIN32 API will fail to delete a folder as long there are sub-folders for that one. Thus, CFolderUtils::RemoveFolder solves that problem by removing recursively the sub-folders and after that the specified folder.

CFolderUtils::GetSpace recursively calculates a folder size.

CFolderUtils::CopyFolder uses SHFileOperation for copying a folder along with its sub-folders.

Whole four functions are implemented in FolderUtils.h as static functions to CFolderUtils.

Example

#include "FolderUtils.h"
void main()
{
    CFolderUtils::CreateFolder("C:\\AA\\BB\\CC\\DD");
    int Size = CFolderUtils::GetSize("C:\\AA");
}

History

• 1-Feb-2005 - Fixed a bug in CreateFolder function.
• 2-Feb-2005 - Fixed a bug in GetSpace that discarded folders that begin with "." and add a UNICODE support in RemoveFolder.

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