Check for directories

In my program, I have to check if a particular directory exists or not. If not, it would have to be created.
Example c:\abc\123
I would have to first check if c:\abc exists. If not create c:\abc and then create c:\abc\123.
Does anybody have a piece of code which would do this?

Thanks.

[Stevie]

Try this ...

Dim strPath As String
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
  
  strPath = "c:\abc"
  
  ' create file system object
  Set fso = New FileSystemObject
  
  ' Create folder if it does not exist
  If Not fso.FolderExists(strPath) Then
    fso.CreateFolder strPath
    fso.CreateFolder strPath & "\123"
  End If
  
  Set fso = Nothing

Only works for VB6 though.

Hope it helps

[QWERTY]

    On Error Resume Next
    
    If Right$(stDirectory, 1) <> "\" Then
        strDirName = stDirectory & "\"
    End If
    
    stFile = Dir$(stDirectory & "*.*", vbDirectory)
    DirExists = Not (stFile = vbNullString)
    
    Err = 0

This is the code I got from this site. This makes sure that
the entire path is created.

If Len(Dir$(strDirectory, vbDirectory)) <= 0 Then
Dim Fpath As String
Dim Branches() As String
Dim b As Integer
Branches = Split(strDirectory, "\")
For b = LBound(Branches) To UBound(Branches)
Fpath = Fpath & Branches(b) & "\"
If Len(Dir$(Fpath, vbDirectory)) <= 0 Then
MkDir Fpath
End If
Next b
End If

[HeSaidJoe]

'Check if directory exists
'-----------------------------------
Public Function DirExists(ByVal sDirName As String) As Boolean

    Dim sDir As String

    On Error Resume Next

    DirExists = False

    sDir = Dir$(sDirName, vbDirectory)
    If (Len(sDir) > 0) And (Err = 0) Then
        DirExists = True
    End If

End Function



Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim x As Boolean
    x = False
    
    x = DirExists("Directory in question path!")
    
    If DirExists = False Then MkDir "C:\mynewdir"
    Else
    'open your file and do whatever...etc.
    End If
    
End Sub

Thanks for all your replies.

As I mentioned earlier, apart from checking and creating the directory in question, I need to make sure that the parent folder exists.(This needs to be done recursively until the drive is found and if not create the parent folder too.
The code I got from one of the previous posts does just that part.

[ImMortal]

Try this ...

-------------------------
Dim MyPath As String

MyPath = "c:\whatever\dude"
If Dir(MyPath, vbDirectory) = "" Then
MakeFullDir (MyPath)
End If
-------------------------
Function MakeFullDir(d As String) As Boolean
Dim I As Integer
Dim dc As New Collection
Dim dname As String
On Error goto ErrHdler
Do While Dir(d, vbDirectory) = ""
dname = DeepestDir(d)
dc.Add dname
d = Left$(d, Len(d) - Len(dname))
Loop
For I = dc.Count To 1 Step -1
d = d & dc(I) & "\"
MkDir d
Next
Set dc = Nothing
MakeFullDir = True
Exit Function
ErrHdler:
Set dc = Nothing
MakeFullDir = False
End Function
-------------------------
Function DeepestDir(d As String) As String
If Right$(d, 1) = "/" Or Right$(d, 1) = "\" Then d = Left$(d, Len(d) - 1)
DeepestDir = GetFileNamefromFullPath(d)
End Function
-------------------------
Function GetFileNamefromFullPath(fp As String) As String
Dim l As Integer
l = Len(fp)
If l > 0 Then
Do While l > 1
If (Mid$(fp, l, 1) = "/" Or Mid$(fp, l, 1) = "\") Then Exit Do
l = l - 1
Loop
End If
If l > 0 Then
GetFileNamefromFullPath = Mid$(fp, l + 1)
Else
GetFileNamefromFullPath = fp
End If
End Function