c++ how to create a directory from a path

Question

what is a convenient way to create a directory when a path like this is given: \"\\server\\foo\\bar\\\"

note that the intermediate directories may not exist.

Answer 1

I'd write a loop. Split the path into components, and "walk it", i.e. starting at the beginning, check to see if it exists. If it does, enter it and continue. If it does not, create it, enter it and continue. For bonus points, detect if a component exists, but is a file rather than an a directory.