I am looking for a C++ routine which will check if a given path can be successfully created on the system? The routine should not actually create a path but return true if the path can be successfully created?
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A routine that can predicts things like permission issues, out of disk space, hardware failures? Perhaps you want to redefine the problem as a routine that can check if a string is a valid path name? – Remus Rusanu Jul 28 '13 at 14:49
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/62771/how-check-if-given-string-is-legal-allowed-file-name-under-windows – Jongware Jul 28 '13 at 14:51
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stat() on the directory ? – brian beuning Jul 28 '13 at 14:53
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You can put your code that tries to create the path in a try catch block..
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This is the only real solution. There's no way to ensure that a path can be created (lots of unexpected things can go wrong at runtime), so when you actually want to create it, you'll *still* have to handle errors. Might as well just do it that way the first time. – Cody Gray - on strike Jul 28 '13 at 15:11
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Right. Plus, if you are able to successfully create a directory, you are also able to delete it (if this is not the right time to actually create it). So, no harm done. – Mr Lister Jul 28 '13 at 15:13
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Ageed, but there are a few very simple checks that can be done *before* even attempting to create the path. A difference between *could* and *would*, perhaps. – Jongware Jul 28 '13 at 15:22