(Unicode C) Determine File Type

Demonstrates how to determine the type of file. Possible types are:

• 1: Regular file
• 2: Directory
• 3: Symbolic Link
• 4: Windows shortcut
• 99: Something else
• 0: File not found
• -1: Unable to check because of directory permissions or other error.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

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#include <C_CkFileAccessW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkFileAccessW fac;
    int fileType;

    // Call the FileType method to determine the file type.
    // (Note: FileType is a method, not a property.)

    fac = CkFileAccessW_Create();
    fileType = CkFileAccessW_FileType(fac,L"qa_data/shortcuts/chilkat_pkcs7_shortcut.xml");
    wprintf(L"fileType = %d\n",fileType);

    // Possible fileType values are:
    // 1: Regular file
    // 2:  Directory
    // 3: Symbolic Link
    // 4: Windows shortcut
    // 99: Something else
    // 0: File not found
    // -1: Unable to check because of directory permissions or other error.


    CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);

    }