C ++在Program文件中的make文件夹

Question

I am trying to create a directory inside program files, but my code failed. I can make folder directly on the root, so this is very strange I think.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std; 

#include <direct.h> // _mkdir

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    // Make directory
    if(_mkdir("C:\\Program Files\\MyProgram") == 0 ){
        cout << "Folder created" << endl; 
    }
    else{
         cout << "Folder creation failed" << endl; 
    }


    // Pause program
    system("PAUSE"); 
    return 0;
}

Edit: Thank you. I understand that c:\\Program files\\MyProgram is only for install files, but where should I put save files? Example save files for a C++ game. Should they be stored in "C:\\Users\\Username\\Documents\\MyProgram"?

Answer 1

The proper folder name to write depends on version and localization.

A simple way to get that name is to search for the APPDATA environment variable.

See here to get an environment variable, and here about the recognized environment variables and meanings.