CreateDirectory or MkDir - Create a New Directory

Valid on NetWare, Symbian OS, UNIX, Windows and Windows CE
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Valid on NetWare, Symbian OS, UNIX, Windows and Windows CE
The CreateDirectory or MkDir function creates a directory.
Function format:
MkDir(pathstring as String) as Boolean CreateDirectory(pathstring as String) as Boolean
  • pathstring
    This parameter specifies the name of the directory to create.
On successful completion, the function returns TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE.
Example:
This example creates a backup directory, copies autoexec.bat to the directory, and renames it to autoexec.bat.
HELP_GETFILEATTRIBUTES If Not(ExistDirectory("c:\backup")) then CreateDirectory("c:\backup") CopyFile("c:\autoexec.bat", "c:\backup\autoexec.bat") RenameFile("c:\backup\autoexec.bat", "c:\backup\autoexec.bak")