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Creates a directory (and the intermediate directories if necessary).
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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.
<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.
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Remarks
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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.
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 08/23/2022

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