Hello! Is it possible to expand the filesystem documentation? ---8<------------------------ Native paths should be created with the 'native' argument, like this: boost::filesystem::path p("C:/test.txt", native); ---8<------------------------ For a novice it's impossible to create a path objekt with a native syntax because it's missing in the beginner tutorial. I have tried to create a path object and I got only exceptions. After a long journey in google and the boost mailinglists I have found a source example with the native argument. The documentation of boost::filesystem doesn't explain this part in the beginners guide as expected. Of course it is explained in the detailed documentation, but this is to far away. ;-) I hope my suggestion will be accepted. Thanx! :-) Best regards Amin