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c++ - _mkdir giving false errors windows

Hi I am trying to make a directory in windows with this code

header

#include <direct.h>

script

int main() {
    string local = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Mail";   

    try
    {
        _mkdir (local.c_str ());
        cout << "It is made?";
    }

    catch(invalid_argument& e)
    {
        cout << e.what () << " " << (char*) EEXIST;
        if (e.what () == (char*) EEXIST) {
            cout << e.what () << " " << (char*) EEXIST;
        }
        return;
    }
}

The file is clearly not made, but it is also not making the error it should.

Solution

  • _mkdir won't throw an exception. (This is not python or boost, or any smart middleware)

    Read the documentation you were referring to: it returns a value. 0 is OK, -1: error, ask why to errno

    Don't ignore the return value. You probably have insufficient rights without UAC elevation to create the directory.