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

This is proper winapi solution:

CString csFolder = _T("c:\temp\file.ext");
PathRemoveFileSpec(csFolder.GetBuffer(0));
csFolder.ReleaseBuffer(-1);