get directory from file path c++

Question

What is the simplest way to get the directory that a file is in? I\'m using this to find the working directory.

string filename = \"C:\\MyDirectory\\MyFile.b         


        

Answer 1

As Question is old but I would like to add an answer so that it will helpful for others.
in Visual c++ you can use CString or char array also

CString filename = _T("C:\\MyDirectory\\MyFile.bat");  
PathRemoveFileSpec(filename); 

OUTPUT:

C:\MyDirectory

Include Shlwapi.h in your header files.

MSDN LINK here you can check example.