--- In Boost-Users@yahoogroups.com, Cody Batt wrote:

Hello,

I want to use the filesystem::path class for a project I'm working on, but I need to support wide character strings in the path names. I might be missing something, but it seems that path only supports std::string. Is this because of a portability issue or what is the rationale for not using something like basic_string<CharType>? Are there any plans to provide support for wide character strings in the future? Thanks,

Cody Batt

http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc/faq.htm Refer to the third question from the end: "Why aren't wide-character names supported? Why not std::wstring or even a templated type?" -- Jon Kalb Kalb@LibertySoft.com