[Boost-users] Re: R: filesystem::copy_file throws -- but why?

From: Scott Meyers (Usenet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-11 12:57:00

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:32:06 +0100, Galante Michele wrote:
>   int processFile(const fs::path& fileName)
>   {
>       fs::path copyFileName(fileName.string() + ".bak");
>       fs::copy_file(fileName, copyFileName);
>   }

I had tried this before.  It also throws.

> or as:
> 
>   int processFile(const fs::path& fileName)
>   {
>       fs::path copyFileName(fileName.native_file_string() + ".bak",
> fs::native);
>       fs::copy_file(fileName, copyFileName);
>   }

This works.  Thanks very much!

Scott