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Question

Create two files using any word – processing program or text editor. Write an application that determines whether the two files are located in the same folder

Answer 1

//Compares two absolute pathnames, ignoring the filename

using namespace std;

#include <iostream>

#include <string.h>

int compareFullPathnames( char * pathname1, char * pathname2)

{

int iReturn=-1;

//points at char before null terminator

char * delimPtr1 = pathname1+strlen(pathname1)-1;

char * delimPtr2 = pathname2+strlen(pathname2)-1;

//walks backwards past filename until SLASH

while ((*delimPtr1) != '\\')

{

delimPtr1--;

}

while ((*delimPtr2) != '\\')

{

delimPtr2--;

}

//compares

int N1 = delimPtr1 - pathname1+1;

int N2 = delimPtr2 - pathname2+1;

if (N1==N2) //sizes must be the same

{

int N=N1=N2;

iReturn = strncmp(pathname1,pathname2,N);

}

return(iReturn);

}

int main()

{

//feel free to test with various pathnames; perhaps change the drive letter

char pathname1[] = "C:\\users\\temp\\documents\\filename1.dat";

char pathname2[] = "C:\\users\\temp\\documents\\filename2.dat";

cout << compareFullPathnames(pathname1,pathname2);

}