C function to determine if a directory exists

Hi Steve,

One of the stat() functions should do nicely.


GoodLuck,
Kent

#include <sys\stat.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
int main(void)
{
   struct stat statbuf;
   int    handle;

//  int stat(const char *path, struct stat *statbuf); 
   stat ("c:\\mypath\\dirname", &statbuf);

   if (statbuf.st_mode & S_S_IFDIR)
      printf("Directory....\n");
}

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you can use readdir and get the file stats:
    http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-unix-readdir.html 

"The stat() function fills a struct stat structure with information about a specific file; if you've got a file descriptor instead of a file name, you can use the fstat() function instead."

•"S_ISDIR(mode) -- Is this a directory?"
•"S_ISREG(mode) -- Is this a regular file?"

Didn't see your post Kent while getting the link and excerpting from it.

Kent,
Welk. I tried your code, but it seems that the identifier

S_S_IFDIR

is not included in my
sys\stat.h
 nor
sys\types.h

even though stat() is prototyped in stat.h.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

Did you also try
•"S_ISDIR(mode) -- Is this a directory?"

In listing 5, for example, is the LOC:
     if( S_ISDIR( entryInfo.st_mode ) ) {

Or, just a typo: try S_IFDIR  instead.
    http://linux.die.net/man/2/stat

>>
S_ISDIR(mode) -- Is this a directory
Not sure I understand this. What is mode?
I see in sys\stat.h that
#define S_ISDIR( m )      (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
is a macro, but not sure what to pass to it.
Thanks

Look like both S_IFDIR and S_ISDIR exist in stat.h

#define S_IFDIR       0040000 /* directory */
#define S_ISDIR( m )      (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)

Still..need to know..what do I pass in as the parameter "mode"?
Thanks.

Phoffric:
I see the two links you posted are from UNIX and Linux. Do they apply to WIndows/DOS 16-bit programming?
Thanks

OK, I think I got it.

Just to be safe, I first use access() to determine if the file exists: Then I invoke stat...
Please do not assume this code is perfect. I did only cursory testing.

Thanks everyone!



 isdir-c.txt

Actually I defer to Kent. You don't need to include <sys\types.h>.  Points to be awaeded shortly. Thanks!

Kent,
Thank you. Your solution had everything in one place so you get the points

phoffric: - As per the above, Kent got the points, but I still appreciate your help. If you feel that you should share in the points, feel free t respond; however, I won't be able to handle your request 'til at least next Thursday as I am going to be on a short vacation. Thanks for your efforts.

>> Do they apply to WIndows/DOS 16-bit programming
I didn't realize you were working in Windows/DOS 16-bit programming. And I don't have that product available to test, so I cannot be sure.

But, I tried the kdo's post in VS 2010 Express, and it works fine (with the typo corrected), so that is a good sign that it will work for you.

Since S_ISDIR is defined for you (it is not defined in sys\stat.h in VS 2010 Express), I think the below code should work for you since it works in Linux. However, you need to verify using your DOS-16 system.

if (statbuf.st_mode & S_IFDIR)  
      printf("Directory....\n");  
   if( S_ISDIR( statbuf.st_mode ) )
      printf("S_ISDIR works in Linux\n");

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no problem w/ the points. Like I said, it was just a typo.

Thanks.  Anyone who reads this question should realize that I did not try it on the Linux or Unix but n 16-bit DOS running under windows.