Create Multiple Level Subdirectories

CStringArray members
	[0] = C:
	[1] = C:\Data
	[2] = C:\Data\Test
	[3] = C:\Data\Test\Monday
	[4] = C:\Data\Test\Monday\Backup
	[5] = C:\Data\Test\Monday\Backup\Archive

Remeber we skipped the first entry.  
Then we cycled through and created each string independently.

How do we put this to use

Add the files WriteDir.h and WriteDir.cpp to your project. Add #include "WriteDir.h" in the cpp file where you are going to call the function. Set up a test variable: BOOL test; CString someString; Set someString to a Directory path you need to create (Do not add a \ at the end of the string) test = WriteDir(someString);

if test == TRUE   SUCCESS
if test == FALSE  FAILURE

The Source Code

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "WriteDir.h"

Setup Internal Variables

BOOL WriteDirectory(CString dd)
{
	HANDLE		fFile;		// File Handle
	WIN32_FIND_DATA	fileinfo;	// File Information Structure
	CStringArray	m_arr;		// CString Array to hold Directory Structures
	BOOL tt;			// BOOL used to test if Create Directory was successful
	int x1 = 0;			// Counter
	CString tem = "";		// Temporary CString Object

 Before we go to a lot of work. Check to see if the Directory exists

	fFile = FindFirstFile(dd,&fileinfo);

	// if the file exists and it is a directory
	if(fileinfo.dwFileAttributes == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
	{
		//  Directory Exists close file and return
		FindClose(fFile);
		return TRUE;
	}
	m_arr.RemoveAll();				// Not really necessary - Just habit

Separate the String into its compounded components
	for(x1 = 0; x1 < dd.GetLength(); x1++ )		// Parse the supplied CString Directory String
	{									
		if(dd.GetAt(x1) != '\\')		// if the Charachter is not a \ 
			tem += dd.GetAt(x1);		// add the character to the Temp String
		else
		{
			m_arr.Add(tem);			// if the Character is a \ 
								Add the Temp String to the CString Array
			tem += "\\";			// Now add the \ to the temp string
		}
		if(x1 == dd.GetLength()-1)		// If we reached the end of the String
								add the remaining string
			m_arr.Add(tem);
	}


	// Close the file
	FindClose(fFile);

Create each level of the Directory Structure

	// Now lets cycle through the String Array and create each directory in turn
	for(x1 = 1; x1 < m_arr.GetSize(); x1++)
	{
		tem = m_arr.GetAt(x1);
		tt = CreateDirectory(tem,NULL);

		// If the Directory exists it will return a false
		if(tt)
			SetFileAttributes(tem,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL);
		// If we were successful we set the attributes to normal
	}
	//  Now lets see if the directory was successfully created
	fFile = FindFirstFile(dd,&fileinfo);

Check to see if the Directory was created and it actually is a Directory
	m_arr.RemoveAll();
	if(fileinfo.dwFileAttributes == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
	{
		//  Directory Exists close file and return
		FindClose(fFile);
		return TRUE;
	}
	else
	{

		// For Some reason the Function Failed  Return FALSE
		FindClose(fFile);
		return FALSE;
	}
}

Download source - 2 KB