Re: [Boost-users] Filesystem problems

From: Noah Roberts (roberts.noah_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-21 19:39:03

Jaye Bass wrote:
> How do you get the path class to accept a windows drive letter?
> 
> Suppose I have a dir named c:\Foo, the path constructor throws for every 
> combo I can think of c:\\Foo, etc. I can however, say /Foo and 
> everything works.
> 
> Using boost1_33_1, VS 2005, XP Pro SP2 and linking with 
> libboost_filesystem-vc80-mt-s-1_33_1.lib

Add the following line of code before you do any path processing:

 
boost::filesystem::path::default_name_check(boost::filesystem::native);