fMakeDir (Function)

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Functions for managing external files

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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Constants for the external files

Functions for managing external files

Handling the external files

Storing files in Android

Summary table: Managing the application directories according to the platform

fDetectRemovableStorage

fReadLineRegularExpression

fRemoveDir

fRename

fReportsAndQueriesDir

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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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 find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.

<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.
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.

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 into the Windows directory or into the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory corresponding to the application (returned by SysDir associated with the srCommonAppData constant).

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.

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