Re: [Boost-users] Can I get filesystem::basic_path<> template to use backslashes ?

On 29 July 2010 06:36, Timothy Madden wrote:

Is there a way for the basic_path observer functions (string(), root_path(), relative_path(), filename()) to use backslashes instead of forward slashes on Windows ?

Use the external_file_string() and external_directory_string() observers http://www.boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc/reference.html#basic_path-observers on the paths you get back to turn them into external_string_types. ~ Scott