[Boost-users] Re: boost::filesystem - no create_file or create_tmp_file?

From: Russell Hind (rh_gmane_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-23 06:33:47

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> 
> Empty file is simple:
> 
>   ofstream ofs("name of file");
> 

But it would be helpful if boost would add a function that would fail if 
the file already exists.  The current STL doesn't support this so you 
have to fall back to platform API (in Win32, CreateFile has a flag to do 
this).

This would be a very useful feature IMHO.

Cheers

Russell