how to implement the CFileFind class in c++

[bajajv]

Hi,
I was trying to implement the functions of CFileFind class in c++. Can anyone give some hint how it can be done? Didn't find anything relevant on the net.

Thanks,

[RRick]

CFileFind is part of MFC and MFC is based on C++, isn't it?

If you don't want to use MFC, some people suggest using the Windows API routines instead. These could be encapsulated in a C++, but you'll have to write it yourself. Try this link: http://"http://www.codeguru.com/foru...php?t=372515"]

[bajajv]

@RRick
I dont want to use anything specific to any OS. Can we implement it such that it runs on every OS? Does c++ have something for this?

[Banfa]

On, that is because different OS use different filing systems (in fact the same OS can use different filing systems) so there is no standard way to access the directory structure.

Different OS do not even have the same method of specifying directories, i.e. Windows uses \ and Linux/Unix / as the directory separator. There is no standard way to enumerate directories/directory contents in C++ (or C).

However if you are using C++ I would go and look at the boost libraries, I don't know if they have a solution but those guys have solved many problems of this nature.

[mac11]

@Banfa
Boost does indeed have a portable solution for filesystems.
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_41_0.../doc/index.htm

[bajajv]

@mac11
dont have the option of boost either. trying with opendir() and readdir().

[bajajv]

hi,
Can we implement the FindNextFile() function of CFile class from MFC by standard c++, (without using boost)? Any functions from standard c++ which will help in this case