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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T07:14:22+00:00 2026-05-11T07:14:22+00:00

Is there a way to read file names from a folder using purely C

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Is there a way to read file names from a folder using purely C (or C++)? That means without including windows.h (no FindFirstFile(), etc…).

It doesn’t look like fstream has this functionality. I know that file names are operating system dependent, but I was hoping there is some library that will allow it in Windows.

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  1. 2026-05-11T07:14:22+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 7:14 am

    boost filesystem is a nice solution. Of course under the hood, it will still be using the windows API calls (when you build on windows), but this is abstracted away from you.

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