How to insert "\\" in vc6 in c:\abc\def\aaa.bmp

String with single back-slashes: C:\abc\def\aaa.bmp
String with a double back-slash: \\serverName\sharedFolder\aaa.bmp
Current working directory: C:\Users\Todd\Desktop\backslashes\backslashes
CWD with back-slashes replaced: C:\\Users\\Todd\\Desktop\\backslashes\\backslashes

Press ENTER to exit.

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <direct.h>

#define MAX_PATH 260

using namespace std;

string& replaceChars(string& source, const string find, const string replacement)
{
	string::size_type pos = 0;
	while ((pos = source.find(find, pos)) != string::npos)
	{
		source.replace(pos, find.size(), replacement);
		pos += replacement.size();
	}
	return source;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	char cwd[MAX_PATH + 1];
	string singleBackSlashes = "C:\\abc\\def\\aaa.bmp";
	string doubleBackSlashes = "\\\\serverName\\sharedFolder\\aaa.bmp";

	cout << "String with single back-slashes: " << singleBackSlashes << endl;
	cout << "String with a double back-slash: " << doubleBackSlashes << endl;
	
	_getcwd(cwd, MAX_PATH + 1);
	cout << "Current working directory: " << cwd << endl;

	string scwd(cwd);
	replaceChars(scwd, "\\", "\\\\");
	cout << "CWD with back-slashes replaced: " << scwd << endl;

	cout << endl;
	cout << "Press ENTER to exit.";

	cin.get();
}

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