CreateDirectory

CreateDirectory()

Purpose

The CreateDirectory function creates a new directory. If the underlying file system supports security on files and directories, the function applies a specified security descriptor to the new directory. Note that CreateDirectory does not have a template parameter, while CreateDirectoryEx does.

*Library*	*Transcribed by*	*Date of page*	*Updated on*
Kernel32.dll, Kernel.dll	J.Paris	18.10.00

Restrictions on use

none

Declare 32-bit

declare function CreateDirectory32 lib "Kernel32.dll" alias "CreateDirectoryA"
    (
       byval sPath as string,
       tSecurity as SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
    ) as integer

Declare 16-bit

declare function CreateDirectory16 lib "Kernel.dll" alias "CreateDirectory"
    (
       byval szDir as string,
       tSecurity as SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
    ) as integer

Required Type definition

SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES

*Parameters*
sPath (szDIR)	Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the path of the directory to be created. There is a default string size limit for paths of MAX_PATH characters. This limit is related to how the CreateDirectory function parses paths.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Example

Bill Thoen's Create/Remove directory

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