MoveFileEx and wininit.ini question

[Baal80]

Hi,
I need to delete a directory on reboot. Therefore I have 2 questions:
1)Does MoveFileEx (when destination is NULL) works with directories or only with files?
2)On Win95/98/Me I need to write values to wininit.ini file. Can I write the name of a DIRECTORY there or again - only a filename (in 8.3 format of course)?

Thanks!
Baal80

 

[2ffat]

1) I would assume so since my notes indicate the only restriction with MoveFileEx and directories is that "When moving a directory, the destination must be on the same drive."

2) It's been so long since I've use Win9X, I don't remember.

James P. Cottingham
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[Baal80]

Thanks for your reply 2ffat but I've checked this and it WORKS with dirs even if the dir you want to delete is for example on drive D and you move it to drive C:\\NULL Maybe it is some kind of exception?

 

[2ffat]

Are C: and D: on the same physical drive?


James P. Cottingham
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^{To determine how long it will take to write and debug a program, take your best estimate, multiply that by two, add one, and convert to the next higher units.}

 

[Baal80]

Yes. You think it's important?

 

[2ffat]

I suspect that MoveFileEx works on the same physical drive no matter what their logical names are. If C: and D: were on different physical drives then I would be very surprised that MoveFileEx worked.

James P. Cottingham
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^{To determine how long it will take to write and debug a program, take your best estimate, multiply that by two, add one, and convert to the next higher units.}

 

[LastCyborg]

About the second question,
you can write any string in the ini file, like the Directory, or the file name.

--- LastCyborg ---