Make Dir and Sub Dir

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I need to create 2 new directories of of which are acctual sub directories of a Sub directory that already exist.

MAIN App.Path
--------|
--------|--sub---->210
-----------------------|
-----------------------|--sub--->strYear Dir
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|--sub-------->strMonth Dir

The last 2 Dir's above directories as explaind in the code below would be created within this directory "210"

VB Code:

Dim Confirm As String
Dim strYear As String
Dim strMOnth As String
 
 strYear = Format(DTP.Value, "yyyy")
 strMonth = FOrmat(DTP.Value, "MMMM")
 
'Psuedo Code -as I am not sure here what to do but something like this
' Check if a Dir exist in a Dir named 210 in Main App.Path
 
If Dir does Not Exist Then
 
  Confirm = MsgBox("Do you want to create Dir for " & strYear & "?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo)
   If Confirm = vbYes Then
    MkDir-> strYear ' strYear Dir is a sub Dir of a Sub Dir residing in the Main App.Path as shown on next line
    ' Main App. Path
        '210 <---This is the DIrectory the strYear directory will be created in
        MakeSubDir-> strMonth ' This is Sub Dir to strYear Dir
     Else
     Exit Sub
    End If
ElseIf Dir does Exist Then
 
  'Check to see if  strMonth Dir exist in strYear dir if not then create it
  If strMonth Dir does Not Exist Then
   
   Confirm = MsgBox(" wanna Make it blah blah", vbQuestion + vbYesNo)
    If COnfirm = vbYes Then
 
      MkDIr strMonth ' This is Sub of strYear Dir just created
     Else
      Exit Sub
    End If
 
' If all is there or created then I will save files to strMonth Dir

Help appreciated very much
vbMarkO

Feb 12th, 2004, 04:56 PM
john24

one possible solution is to use the CreateFolder method of the FileSystemObject

Try this

VB Code:

Dim Confirm As String
Dim strYear As String
Dim strMOnth As String
 
 strYear = Format(DTP.Value, "yyyy")
 strMonth = FOrmat(DTP.Value, "MMMM")
 
' Check if a Dir exist in a Dir named 210 in Main App.Path
 
If Dir(app.path & "\210\" & strYear,vbDirectory) = "" Then 
  If = MsgBox("Do you want to create Dir for " & strYear & "?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
     MkDir app.path & "\210\" & strYear
  Else
     Exit Sub
  End If
End if
 
If Dir(app.path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" & strMonth,vbDirectory) = "" Then 
 
  'Check to see if  strMonth Dir exist in strYear dir if not then create it
   If = MsgBox(" wanna Make it blah blah", vbQuestion + vbYesNo) = vbYes then
      MkDIr app.path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" & strMonth
   End If
End if

This might help :

VB Code:

Private Function FolderExists(sFolder As String) As Boolean
    If Len(Trim$(Dir$(sFolder, vbDirectory))) Then
        FolderExists = True
    End If
End Function

Quote:

Originally posted by brucevde
Try this

VB Code:

Dim Confirm As String
Dim strYear As String
Dim strMOnth As String

strYear = Format(DTP.Value, "yyyy")
strMonth = FOrmat(DTP.Value, "MMMM")

' Check if a Dir exist in a Dir named 210 in Main App.Path

If Dir(app.path & "\210\" & strYear,vbDirectory) = "" Then
If = MsgBox("Do you want to create Dir for " & strYear & "?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
MkDir app.path & "\210\" & strYear
Else
Exit Sub
End If
End if

If Dir(app.path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" & strMonth,vbDirectory) = "" Then

'Check to see if strMonth Dir exist in strYear dir if not then create it
If = MsgBox(" wanna Make it blah blah", vbQuestion + vbYesNo) = vbYes then
MkDIr app.path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" & strMonth
End If
End if

Thank You... I will put this in my Library for refference ... till I get it down... but this works great thanx again

vbMarkO

Quote:

Originally posted by manavo11
This might help :

VB Code:

Private Function FolderExists(sFolder As String) As Boolean
If Len(Trim$(Dir$(sFolder, vbDirectory))) Then
FolderExists = True
End If
End Function

Hmmm This looks interesting... How would I aim this so that its searching for the directories I mentioned in my code

strYear Dir and strMonth Dir

Is sFolder where I would place strYear?
like this

VB Code:

Dim strYear As String
strYear = Format(DTP.Value, "yyyy")
 
Private Function FolderExists(strYear As String) As Boolean
    If Len(Trim$(Dir$(strYear, vbDirectory))) Then
        FolderExists = True
    End If
End Function
 ' OR Like this
Private Function FolderExists(strYear As String) As Boolean
   strYear = Format(DTP.Value, "yyyy")
    If Len(Trim$(Dir$(strYear, vbDirectory))) Then
        FolderExists = True
    End If
End Function

Like that???
vbMarkO

Feb 12th, 2004, 06:27 PM
manavo11
I was thinking that you can have the function the same always as I posted it and change the sFolder that you pass ;)

Like :
VB Code:
```
MsgBox FolderExists(App.Path & "\" & strYear)
```

Quote:
Originally posted by manavo11
I was thinking that you can have the function the same always as I posted it and change the sFolder that you pass ;)

Like :

VB Code:

MsgBox FolderExists(App.Path & "\" & strYear)
CHange sFOlder that you Pass?

Not sure what You mean... Didnt I do that?
VB Code:
Private Function FolderExists(sFolder As String) As Boolean ' Do I leave sFolder here or change it to strYear???????
    If Len(Trim$(Dir$(sFolder, vbDirectory))) Then ' Do I leave SFolder here or make it strYear????????
      MsgBox FolderExists(App.Path & "\" & strYear)
    End If
End Function
IS this what you mean???

vbMarkO

I haven't tested this but...

VB Code:

Private Function FolderExists(sFolder As String) As Boolean
    If Len(Trim$(Dir$(sFolder, vbDirectory))) Then
        FolderExists = True
    End If
End Function

VB Code:

Dim Confirm As String
Dim strYear As String
Dim strMOnth As String
 
 strYear = Format(DTP.Value, "yyyy")
 strMonth = FOrmat(DTP.Value, "MMMM")
 
'Psuedo Code -as I am not sure here what to do but something like this
' Check if a Dir exist in a Dir named 210 in Main App.Path
 
If FolderExists(App.Path & "\210") = False Then
 
  Confirm = MsgBox("Do you want to create Dir for " & strYear & "?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo)
   If Confirm = vbYes Then
    MkDir App.Path & "\210\" & strYear 
    MkDir App.Path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" & strMonth
   Else
     Exit Sub
   End If
ElseIf Dir does Exist Then
 
  'Check to see if  strMonth Dir exist in strYear dir if not then create it
  If FolderExists(App.Path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" & strMonth) =False Then
   
   Confirm = MsgBox(" wanna Make it blah blah", vbQuestion + vbYesNo)
    If COnfirm = vbYes Then
 
      MkDir App.Path & "\210\" & strYear & "\" &      Else
      Exit Sub
    End If

Maybe something like this?

Feb 15th, 2004, 04:37 PM
jemidiah

Here's an archived article from Karl Moore's poor old vbworld (weeps): http://web.archive.org/web/200201241...es/tip528.html

It uses the MakeSureDirectoryPathExists API to automate creation of any and all subdirectories. Nicely useful, just like the old site (weeps again)...