MakeSureDirectoryPathExists

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

BOOL MakeSureDirectoryPathExists(
  PCSTR DirPath  
);

Parameters

DirPath

[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies a valid path name. If the final component of the path is a directory, not a file name, 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.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in Dbghelp.h.
  Library: Use Dbghelp.lib.

See Also

Debug Help Library Overview, DbgHelp Functions