On Windows is there an interface for Copying Folders?

Question

I want to copy folder A and paste to desktop.

I am currently using C++ so preferably an OO interface if available.

Answer 1

For a platform agnostic solution, I'd suggest Boost::filesystem. That link is basically the reference material. There is a copy_file method that copies a file from one location to another.

On Windows, the desktop is a special folder:

// String buffer for holding the path.
TCHAR strPath[ MAX_PATH ];

// Get the special folder path.
SHGetSpecialFolderPath(
    0,       // Hwnd
    strPath, // String buffer.
    CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY, // CSLID of folder
    FALSE ); // Create if doesn't exists?