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/**
* \file FileTools.h
* 26/4/2010 LB Initial implementation
*
*/
#ifndef FILETOOLS_H
#define FILETOOLS_H
// ** INCLUDES **
#include <sys/stat.h>
/**
* Returns true if given file exists. From http://www.techbytes.ca/techbyte103.html
*/
static bool IsFileExisting(std::string strFilename)
{
struct stat stFileInfo;
bool blnReturn;
int intStat;
// Attempt to get the file attributes
intStat = stat(strFilename.c_str(),&stFileInfo);
if(intStat == 0)
{
// We were able to get the file attributes
// so the file obviously exists.
blnReturn = true;
}
else
{
// We were not able to get the file attributes.
// This may mean that we don't have permission to
// access the folder which contains this file. If you
// need to do that level of checking, lookup the
// return values of stat which will give you
// more details on why stat failed.
blnReturn = false;
}
return(blnReturn);
}
#endif // FILETOOLS_H