folder creation fails on N95

[jvinjam]

Hi,

I'm trying to create a folder under c:\
I'm using open c in my application.

mkdir("c:\\newdir", 0777);

It works fine on e:\, but fails on c:\.

Could someone tell me if the access is restricted to c:\?

How do I create a private folder under c:\?

Thanks,
jvin

[A.A.M.]

To create a new directory, use RFs::MkDir().

_LIT(KNewDir,"C:\\NewDir\\");
...
User::LeaveIfError(fsSession.MkDir(KNewDir));

[ltomuta]

In Symbian OS the notion of "private directory" (folder is really a Windows term for the visual representation of a directory) has a particular meaning and such directories would be placed under !:\private while their name would be hardcoded to that of application's secure ID.

Also, as A.A.M. suggests the APIs to be used are different in Symbian C++ compared to OpenC. As such, it is better for you to ask the question on the OpenC forum.

Now, what OpenC and Symbian C++ have in common is that API calls will return errors or throw exceptions/leaves if they not succeed. The solution you are looking for depends on the error received and the particular meaning it has for the particular API so please make sure to provide this info when asking a question.

[wizard_hu_]

I can easily imagine that your directory has been created on the first attempt already, and you get EEXIST for any subsequent calls.

A.A.M.: for the same reason it might not be a good idea leaving on KErrAlreadyExists in the Symbian C++ case. BaflUtils::EnsurePathExistL is a better choice if you want a leave on other errors.

[jvinjam]

You are right. It was created.
Nokia PC suite File manager only shows the files under c:\.
I don't see the folders.

Is it the expected behavior or is there some settings?

Thanks,
jvin

[ltomuta]

Yes, that's the expected behavior. If you have private data to store they should be stored in your private directory, if you have user data that must be stored in the file system then those should be under C:\Data or E:\