BUG: CreateDirectoryEx() Returns Failure Although API Succeeds

 Last reviewed: December 7, 1995
Article ID: Q140455
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When CreateDirectoryEx uses the template directory parameter lpTemplateDirectory to create a directory, the function reports that it failed if the template directory string contains two back slashes (\\) at the end of the string.

For example, if the lpTemplateDirectory is set to C:\\, CreateDirectoryEx returns FALSE, and it sets the last error flag to (87L) ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, even though API successfully created the new directory.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words 4.00

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Last reviewed: December 7, 1995
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