Re: [Boost-users] Open a filename with a wstring or wchar_t *

Bo Jensen wrote:

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Timothy Madden wrote:

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Bo Jensen wrote:

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I use :

typedef boost::filesystem::wpath SlmWPath; typedef boost::filesystem::wfstream SlmWfstream; typedef boost::filesystem::wofstream SlmWOfstream; typedef boost::filesystem::wifstream SlmWIfstream; Yes, I can create wide streams, what I want is to pass a wide string as the file name to be opned.

This should work :

boost::filesystem::wfstream test;

test.open(L"somepath");

The above typedefs was just to show the tools you need from booost filesystem.

Oh, yes, you are right ! It must be the 'Additions to <fstream>' thing, that construct an ifstream from a filesystem::path/wpath. Actually I do not even have a wchar_t * in my program, I use a wpath ! :) I guess Bjarne was right, the boost documentation is a challenge for a newcomer. :) And I like to think of myself as a tough guy ... Thank you, Timothy Madden