Comments on: C++ Boost Filesystem Library(Part II): Example Programs

By: tabrez

tabrez — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:34:46 +0000

You need to install the Boost library properly; in this case, you need to build the Boost Filesystem library(or install the lib package for your OS/distribution). You then need to link to that library when building your application. See the Boost installation posts on the following page for more help:

http://beans.seartipy.com/category/c_boost/

By: Anjali

Anjali — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:46:05 +0000

#include
#include

using namespace std;
namespace bfs=boost::filesystem;

int main()
{
bfs::path p(”/home/mnadig/ANj”);
bfs::create_directory(p);
std::cout<<”Operation finished.”< return 0;
}

Sorry the header files were not displayed when i pasted it. Here it is again

By: Anjali

Anjali — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:16 +0000

Hi,
i am new to the Boost library. I was trying to check if a directory exists in a path and if it doesnt exits, the directory needs to be created. Tried the program as given above, but I am encountering compilation problems. I need help

My code:

#include
#include

using namespace std;
namespace bfs=boost::filesystem;

int main()
{
bfs::path p(”/home/mnadig/ANj”);
bfs::create_directory(p);
std::cout<<”Operation finished.”< return 0;
}

Error:
/vobs/src9005/SS_TestSNMP/src/SNMP_Delivery/myExample/dir/dir.cpp:16: undefined reference to `boost::filesystem::path::path(char const*)’
dir.o(.text+0×173):/vobs/src9005/SS_TestSNMP/src/SNMP_Delivery/myExample/dir/dir.cpp:17: undefined reference to `boost::filesystem::create_directory(boost::filesystem::path const&)’

By: tabrez

tabrez — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:56:59 +0000

Mohan Gupta, 1. I have made three blog posts about Boost Filesystem library: Writing Portable C++ Programs to Acess The Filesystem C++ Boost Filesystem Library(Part II): Example Programs C++ Boost Filesystem Library(Part III): Example Programs 2. Boost Filesystem official documentation is informative and easy to follow: Boost Filesystem Library 3. The following book covers many useful Boost libraries, including Boost Filesystem library: Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost

By: mohan gupta

mohan gupta — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:22:29 +0000

hello every one ,
can any one please help me where to get tutorials of boost filesystem ???
i wan’t able to get it naywhere
mohan gupta

By: brad

brad — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:12:09 +0000

I got it to work if you use remove_all(’path_to_dir’), is that the only/best way to go about it?

By: brad

brad — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:20:00 +0000

How can you delete a directory, I’m getting errors when i try to use “remove(path_to_dir)”, I’ll also tried “path_to_dir.remove_leaf()”.

By: tabrez

tabrez — Sat, 12 May 2007 11:52:21 +0000

Thanks for the correction, I have updated the post.