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Started by Alex Swinney November 23, 2004 07:45 PM

1 comment, last by kaysik 19 years, 5 months ago

Alex Swinney

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November 23, 2004 07:45 PM

Is there any way to check if a file exists WITHOUT creating it in Win32 or c++? I've tried C++, I don't get anything except empty files that were created when I tried to check their existence. Thanks

I WISH SOMEONE WOULD FIX THE DAMNED LOGIN!

SiCrane

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November 23, 2004 07:56 PM

In C++ a std::ifstream shouldn't create a new file if it doesn't exist. Otherwise in Win32, you should be able to use CreateFile() with the OPEN_EXISTING flag.

kaysik

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November 23, 2004 08:26 PM

I'm sure fopen() also has a flag that turns off the auto creation as well ... google will show you the way!

Edit: Infact if you open a file for reading it should never be created if it doesn't exist - it should just fail!

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