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WindowsApi:GetFileAttributes

lastmod 2018-08-17created 2016-03-313 edits

Retrieves file attributes.

Exists Directory

Stackoverflow - How do you check if a directory exists on Windows in C?

BOOL DirectoryExists(LPCTSTR szPath)
{
  DWORD dwAttrib = GetFileAttributes(szPath);
  return (dwAttrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES && (dwAttrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY));
}

Exists File

Stackoverflow - How can we check if a file Exists or not using Win32 program?

BOOL FileExists(LPCTSTR szPath)
{
  DWORD dwAttrib = GetFileAttributes(szPath);
  return (dwAttrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES && !(dwAttrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY));
}

See also

Windows Api