Return the filename from the full file path in MFC

Below is the code snippet for a C++ function to return the filename from the full file path in MFC:

#include "StdAfx.h"

CString CAppUtilManager::ExtractName(CString strFullPath) const
{
 int pos=strFullPath.ReverseFind('\\');
 return strFullPath.Right(strFullPath.GetLength()-pos-1);
}

Return the list of files from a directory in MFC

Below is the code snippet that implements a C++ function to return the list of files in a directory in MFC:

#include "StdAfx.h"

void CAppUtilManager::GetFiles(const CString& parent_folder, const CString& filters, CStringArray& files, BOOL bRecursive) const
{
 CFileFind fFind;
 BOOL bWorking=fFind.FindFile(parent_folder+_T("\\")+filters);

 while(bWorking==TRUE)
 {
  bWorking=fFind.FindNextFile();
  if(fFind.IsDots())
  {
   continue;
  }
  if(fFind.IsDirectory())
  {
   if(bRecursive==TRUE)
   {
    GetFiles(fFind.GetFilePath(), filters, files, bRecursive);
   }
  }
  else
  {
   files.Add(fFind.GetFilePath());
  }
 }
 fFind.Close();
}

Return the list of sub folders from a directory in MFC

Below is the code snippet for a C++ function to return a list of sub folders from a directory in MFC:

#include "StdAfx.h"

void CAppUtilManager::GetSubFolders(const CString& parent_folder, CStringArray& sub_folders) const
{
 CFileFind fFind;
 BOOL bWorking=fFind.FindFile(parent_folder+_T("\\*.*"));

 while(bWorking==TRUE)
 {
  bWorking=fFind.FindNextFile();
  if(fFind.IsDots())
  {
   continue;
  }
  if(fFind.IsDirectory())
  {
   sub_folders.Add(fFind.GetFilePath());
  }
 }
 fFind.Close();
}

Open a Folder Browser with Create Button in MFC

Below is the code snippet that implements a C++ function to open a folder browser in MFC with a Create Folder button, and return the path to the selected folder.

#include "StdAfx.h"
#include "shlobj.h"

CString CAppUtilManager::BrowseForDirectory() const
{
 int MAX_PATH=256;
 TCHAR display_name[MAX_PATH];
 TCHAR path[MAX_PATH];
    BROWSEINFO bi = { 0 };
    bi.lpszTitle = _T("Select an existing or created folder");
 bi.pszDisplayName=display_name;
 bi.ulFlags |= BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE;
    LPITEMIDLIST pidl = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);

 CString directory_path(_T(""));

    if(pidl != 0)
    {
        // get the name of the folder and put it in path
        SHGetPathFromIDList (pidl, path);

        //Set the current directory to path
        directory_path=path;

        // free memory used
        IMalloc * imalloc = 0;
        if ( SUCCEEDED( SHGetMalloc ( &imalloc )) )
        {
            imalloc->Free ( pidl );
            imalloc->Release ( );
        }
    }

 return directory_path;
}

Having TinyXML working with MFC

If you are using TinyXml with MFC, remember to add the following line

#include "stdafx.h"

to the top of the the source files tinystr.cpp, tinyxml.cpp, and tinyxmlerror.cpp, tinyxmlparser.cpp to prevent compilation error in MFC project.