Read/Write file with unicode file name with plain C++/Boost

Question

I want to read / write a file with a unicode file name using boost filesystem, boost locale on Windows (mingw) (should be platform independent at the end).

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Answer 1

Have you considered the approach of using ASCII characters in your source code and using the Boost Messages Formatting capabilities of the Boost.Locale library to look up the desired string using a ASCII key? http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/libs/locale/doc/html/messages_formatting.html

Alternatively you can use the Boost.Locale library to generate a UTF-8 library and then imbue Boost.Path with that locale using " boost::path::imbue()." http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/boost-filesystem-path-as-utf-8-td4320098.html

This may also be of use to you.

Default Encoding under Microsoft Windows http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_51_0/libs/locale/doc/html/default_encoding_under_windows.html