How can I tell if a given path is a directory or a file? (C/C++)

Question

I\'m using C and sometimes I have to handle paths like

• C:\\Whatever
• C:\\Whatever\\
• C:\\Whatever\\Somefile

Is there a way to ch

Answer 1

In Win32, I usually use PathIsDirectory and its sister functions. This works in Windows 98, which GetFileAttributes does not (according to the MSDN documentation.)