Re: [Boost-users] filesystem: create_directory unexpected exception

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] filesystem: create_directory unexpected exception
From: Ingo Maindorfer (ingo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-27 12:32:16

Hi,

try to escape the "\" to

"C:\\Program Files\\hello123"

Best Regards,

Ingo

ciju john schrieb:
> Platform: Windows XP Pro
> Boost version: 1.38 1.39 (BoostPro binary release)
>
> try {
>         boost::filesystem::create_directory ("C:\Program Files\hello123");
>       }
>       catch (const boost::filesystem::basic_filesystem_error<char*>& ) {
>         std::cerr << "Directory creation failed" << std::endl;
>       }
>
> The above code crashes if user doesn't have root permission. I assume
> some exception is being thrown as catch (...) catches whatevers being
> thrown. The documentation says "Throws: basic_filesystem_error<Path>
> if  Effects fails for any reason other than because the directory
> already exists." The requested directory "C:\Program Files\hello123"
> doesn't exist, so I should have caught a
> boost::filesystem::basic_filesystem_error. Is this a known issue or am
> I the only one seeing this?
>
> thanks,
> john
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