Folder

Is it possible to create a folder from vb?
When the user enters a folder name it must give the message
"does not exist and create one?"

Hello ajitha again,

a Folder is a directory. To make a directory use:

MkDir("c:\YourDirectory")

Also handy: ChDir, CurDir & RmDir.

Nice regards,

Michelle.

Here is a real basic way...

Code:

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Dim MyDir As String
MyDir = "C:\GARBAGE"

If Dir(MyDir, vbDirectory) = "" Then
    If MsgBox(MyDir & " don't exist, create?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then MkDir MyDir
Else
    MsgBox MyDir & " already exists!", vbInformation
End If

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Don't know why, but this is said to be a better and faster way to check if a folder/file exists or not.

Code:

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Dim MyDir As String
MyDir = "C:\MyFolder"

If Len(Dir(MyDir, vbDirectory)) = 0 Then
    If MsgBox(MyDir & " don't exist, create?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then MkDir MyDir
Else
    MsgBox MyDir & " already exists!", vbInformation
End If

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Well Matt, string comparation is slower than returning the size of a string :) Altough you wont win a **** by displaying a msgbox right after heh :p. Using Cbool() instead of comparing with 0 would be even faster though, you may win a nanosecond hehe

[Edited by kedaman on 01-10-2001 at 08:14 AM]