Well, I figured it out. The file 'string.h' also defines a basename() function. This is why my program was compiling with different argument types. From reading the description I should have noticed I was not using the function provided by boost. Thanks for your help. a On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 18:33 -0800, Steven Watanabe wrote:

AMDG

Alain Leblanc wrote:

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Hi,

Here's the description of the basename() function in the Filesystem library:

template <class Path> typename Path::string_type basename(const Path & p);

Returns: if p.leaf() contains a dot, returns the substring of p.leaf() starting at its beginning and ending at the last dot (the dot is not included). Otherwise, returns p.leaf()

and if I run the following program

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#include <string> #include <iostream>

#include<boost/filesystem/operations.hpp> namespace bf = boost::filesystem;

int main() { string name("/calvin/hobbes/xx.xml"); bf::path filepath(name); cerr << "Value for basename: " << basename(filepath.string().c_str()) << endl; } ==================================================

I get as a result:

Value for basename: xx.xml

I seems like I should be getting 'xx'. Am I not understanding the description, or is there a problem with the library.

I'm surprised that that program even compiles. What version of boost are you using and what compiler. Does this program work better?

#include <string> #include <iostream>

#include<boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp> namespace bf = boost::filesystem;

int main() { std::string name("/calvin/hobbes/xx.xml"); bf::path filepath(name); std::cerr << "Value for basename: " << basename(filepath) << std::endl; }

In Christ, Steven Watanabe

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