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MakeDirectory

Applies to
SyntaxMakeDirectory DirSpecExpression
Action[Statement] Creates a new directory path.
ScopeUsable anywhere.
Notes

This statement creates a new directory with the path specified by DirSpecExpression. All elements of the path are made if they do not exist.

In order to make a directory on the server, prepend "SERVER:" (in any case) to the DirSpecExpression. This prefix is ignored by the single user version. If the DirSpecExpression is a relative one, it will start from the program directory - the Eqserver.exe directory for server files, and the Equinox.exe or Equinet.exe directory for everything else.

The system workarea SysError is set to a non-zero value if an error occurs, otherwise zero.

CategoryFile IO
See Also ChooseFile, FileDelete, FileDetails, FileExists, FileHandle, FilePath, FileRename, FileSearch, FileSearchNext, RemoveDirectory
Example

This example creates a new directory on the C: drive.

MakeDirectory "C:\TESTDIR"