fMakeDir (Function)

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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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// Création d'un répertoire
ResCréation = fMakeDir("C:\MesRépertoires\MesFichiers")
// Si le répertoire MesRépertoires n'existe pas, 
// la fonction crée le répertoire MesRépertoires puis le répertoire MesFichiers

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.
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.

Remarks

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

If this function does not work 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: If you need to manipulate / modify files or directories, without needing administrator privileges, it is advisable:

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: Under Windows Vista (or higher), the virtualization mechanism makes applications Vista-compatible.. 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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