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 folder/directory to be created.

Return Value

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

Description

Creates a folder on the local file system.

Example

Dim pathname As String = "foo\bar\baz"
Dim result As Integer = 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