fMakeDir (Function)

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fMakeDir (Function)

In french: fRepCrée

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

Example

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

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.
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).
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".
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.
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).

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

Previous versions

This function replaces fMakeDir_55, which is kept for compatibility with WINDEV 5.5.

Component: wd280std.dll