MkDir
Makes a folder/directory on the local file system
Syntax
`
Declare Function MkDir ( ByRef folder As Const String ) As Long
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Usage
`
result = MkDir( folder )
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Parameters
`folder`
The new default folder/directory to be created, or a path to the sub-folder/sub-directory to be created.
Return Value
Returns zero (0) on success, and negative one (-1) on failure.
Description
Creates a folder/directoy on the local file system.
If `folder` is not a simple folder/directory name, but a path to a sub-folder/sub-directory, the parent folder(s)/directory(s) specified in the path must already exist.
(only one folder/directory can be created for each request)
Example
`
Dim pathname As String = "foo\bar\baz"
Dim result As Long = MkDir( pathname )
If 0 <> result Then Print "error: unable to create folder " & pathname & " in the current path."
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Platform Differences

- Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
- Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows for forward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.

Differences from QB

- None

See also

- `Shell`
- `CurDir`
- `ChDir`
- `RmDir`