Syntax

void _makepath(
    char* path, 
    char* drive, 
    char* dir, 
    char* fname, 
    char* ext)

Description

_makepath creates a single path name, composed of a drive letter, directory path, file name, and file name extension.

The path argument should point to an empty buffer large enough to hold the complete path name. The constant _MAX_PATH, defined in <stdlib.h>, specifies the maximum size allowed for path. The other arguments point to the following buffers containing the path name elements:

• drive A letter (A, B, ...) corresponding to the desired drive and an optional following colon. _makepath inserts the colon automatically in the composite path name if it is missing. If drive is a null character or an empty string, no drive letter or colon appears in the composite path string .
• dir The path of directories, not including the drive designator or the actual file name. The trailing slash is optional, and either slash (/) or backslash (\) or both can be used in a single dir argument. If a trailing slash or backslash is not specified, it is inserted automatically. If dir is a null character or an empty string, no slash is inserted in the composite path string.
• fname The base file name without any extensions.
• ext The actual file name extension, with or without a leading period. _ makepath inserts the period automatically if it does not appear in ext. If ext is a null character or an empty string, no period is inserted in the composite path string.

The size limits on the above four fields are those specified by the constants _MAX_DRIVE, _MAX_DIR, _MAX_FNAME, and _MAX_EXT, which are defined in <stdlib.h>. The composite path should be no larger than the _MAX_PATH constant also defined in <stdlib.h>; otherwise, the operating system does not handle it correctly.

Note: No checking is done to see if the syntax of the file name is correct .

Returns

There is no return value.