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[VC++] Delete file with Unicode file-name?

Started by DarkRadeon Jan 5, 2012 at 8:14 PM 6 replies 8.2k views

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Jan 5, 2012 at 8:14 PM

I must delete a file with an Unicode name. The file-name is stored in a wstring. Is there a way to do it without using windows api?

std::remove( ) of cstdio library doesn't work with wchar_t...

the_edd

Jan 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM

I do not believe so. There are of course a libraries that wrap Windows file handling functions, to present a platform neutral interface. Other than that, I fear you may be out of luck.

DarkRadeon

Jan 5, 2012 at 9:37 PM

Tnx

I will continue to use DeleteFileW of Windows.h..

bubu LV

Jan 6, 2012 at 12:05 AM

There is int _wremove(const wchar_t* path) function in

DarkRadeon

Jan 7, 2012 at 12:11 PM

There is int _wremove(const wchar_t* path) function in

tnx

the_edd

Jan 7, 2012 at 9:01 PM

There is int _wremove(const wchar_t* path) function in

I think _wremove() is a Windows-specific function (not sure whether one would class it as part of the Windows API, or whether that matters to the OP)

DarkRadeon

Jan 7, 2012 at 9:17 PM

mmm OK, but this should avoid the need of VC++ redistributable for the end user.. I hope that with VC++12 MS will finally bring standard Unicode support (VC++11 will not support it .-. )

the_edd

Jan 7, 2012 at 11:06 PM

_wremove is in the CRT, implying that you'll need to ship a CRT redistrubable installer anyway unless you statically link againt the CRT.

DeleteFile(W|A) is actually in kernel32.dll, which requires no redistributable installer.

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