MakeSureDirectoryPathExists

The MakeSureDirectoryPathExists function creates all the directories in the specified DirPath, beginning with the root.

BOOL MakeSureDirectoryPathExists(
  IN LPSTR DirPath  
);
 

Parameters

DirPath

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies a valid path name. If the final component of the path is a directory, not a filename, the string must end with a backslash (\) character.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE.

If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To retrieve extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Each directory specified is created, if it does not already exist. If only some of the directories are created, the function will return FALSE.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in imagehlp.h.
  Import Library: Use imagehlp.lib.

See Also

PE Image Helper (ImageHlp) Overview, ImageHlp General Functions