fMakeDir (Function)

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External file management functions

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

Equivalence

See also

fMakeDir (Function)

In french: fRepCrée

Creates a directory (and the intermediate directories if necessary).

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

Versions 16 and later

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

See additional examples

// Create a directory
ResCreate = fMakeDir("C:\MyDirectories\MyFiles")
// If the directory named MyDirectories does not exist,
// the function creates MyDirectories then MyFiles

// Create a directory
ResCreate = fMakeDir("\MyDirectories\MyFiles")

Syntax

<Result> = fMakeDir(<Path of directory to create>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the directory was created or if this directory already exists,
False otherwise. To get the details of the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
The function returns False if the directory to create already exists.

<Path of directory to create>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and full (or relative) path of the directory to create (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. This directory name may (or may not) end with "\". If no drive letter is specified, the directory is created in the current directory. If this parameter contains several directories that do not exist, all the necessary directories are created.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
This path must be a full path or a UNC path. It cannot be a relative path.
You cannot use a syntax of file path without separator between the name of the drive and the first directory (or file). The following syntax is not supported: "c:MyDirectory".
Versions 16 and later
The directory path corresponds to a relative path in relation to the current directory. The current directory corresponds to the data directory of application.
Reminder: Only the directories found in the data directory associated with the application can be used.
New in version 16
The directory path corresponds to a relative path in relation to the current directory. The current directory corresponds to the data directory of application.
Reminder: Only the directories found in the data directory associated with the application can be used.
The directory path corresponds to a relative path in relation to the current directory. The current directory corresponds to the data directory of application.
Reminder: Only the directories found in the data directory associated with the application can be used.
Versions 17 and later
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories.
New in version 17
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories.

Remarks

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

If this function does not operate properly in Windows Vista (and later), check whether the file or directory used is not in one of the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Indeed, in Windows Vista (and later), with the UAC mechanism (User Account Control) enabled, you must have the administrator privileges to handle and/or modify the files or directories in the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Programming tip: To handle and/or modify the files or directories without administrator privileges, you should:

avoid writing to the Windows directory or to the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory of the application (returned by SysDir with the srAppDataCommun constant, for example).

Remark: In Windows Vista (and later), the virtualization mechanism is used to make the applications compatible with Vista. If the file is created in a system directory without having sufficient rights, this file will actually be created in another directory (C:\Users\<LOGIN>AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\). In this case, the file cannot be shared between several applications.

Equivalence

fMakeDir and ceMakeDir have similar operating modes.

The only difference is:

fMakeDir creates a directory on the Pocket PC from a WINDEV Mobile application.
ceMakeDir creates a directory on the Pocket PC from a standard WINDEV application.

Component: wd260std.dll