How can I check if the user entered into a folder?

[Gonen]

Hey.
How can I check if the user entered into a folder (C:\Program Files for example)?

Thanks for the answers!

[kikolani]

I think that if you have a string like

char filename[200];

in which you keep the path of the folder the user is currently into.
Then you can just compare the strings using a code like:

int result = strcmp(filename,"C:\Program Files");

If this function returns 0(result becomes 0), means you successfully compared the strings and user has entered "C:\Program Files". If function returns a positive or negative value, then the user is not in this directory.

[Gonen]

Yeah, but my question is how do I get the path of the folder the user is currently into...

[Zaita]

You've not given us enough information.

Do you just want to monitor the file system and have the Operating System notify your application when the user enters a specific folder? Or do you wanna test which folder your application was run from?

http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/articles/1295/

[Gonen]

Yes , I want the Operating System notify my application when the user enters a specific folder.

[Zaita]

Then your best bet is to try a Win32 or Windows forum on how to hook into Explorer callbacks.