MkDir
 
Makes a folder/directory on the local file system

Syntax

Declare Function MkDir ( ByRef folder As Const String ) As Long

Usage

result = MkDir( folder )

Parameters

folder
The new default folder/directory to be created, or a path to the sub-folder/sub-directory to be created.

Return Value

Returns zero (0) on success, and negative one (-1) on failure.

Description

Creates a folder/directoy on the local file system.

If folder is not a simple folder/directory name, but a path to a sub-folder/sub-directory, the parent folder(s)/directory(s) specified in the path must already exist.
(only one folder/directory can be created for each request)

Example

Dim pathname As String = "foo\bar\baz"
Dim result As Long = MkDir( pathname )

If 0 <> result Then Print "error: unable to create folder " & pathname & " in the current path."

Platform Differences

  • Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
  • Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows for forward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.

Differences from QB

  • None

See also