Craeting a directory

Hi.

Can someone give me the code to create a directory so that this code works,

a = App.Path & "\Basedados\" & (j + 1) & ".txt"
      Open a For Input As #(j + 1)

this gives me an eror bacause i don´t have in the directory c:\MyProgram\, the "basedados" subdir, i have to create it manualy, but i whant that the program create the subdir automatecly how can i do that ?

numibesi

[Jop]

Try MkDir

I was using that but here it is

Private Sub Save_Click()
    Open.Checked = False
    Save.Checked = True
    MkDir (App.Path & "\BaseDados\")
    For j = 0 To 3
        a = App.Path & "\BaseDados\" & (j + 1) & ".txt"
        Open a For Output As #(j + 1)
            For i = 1 To Grid1.Rows - 2
                Grid1.Row = i
                Grid1.Col = j
                Print #(j + 1), Grid1.Text
            Next i
        Close #(j + 1)
    Next j
End Sub

everyting thing is fine until you save it more than once, ex: The first time you save enveriting is ok, the you change the data etc.. you click to save again and it gives you an "path\...." error so i tried this error andler,

Private Sub Save_Click()
On Err GoTo er:
    Open.Checked = False
    Save.Checked = True
    MkDir (App.Path & "\BaseDados\")
    For j = 0 To 3
        a = App.Path & "\BaseDados\" & (j + 1) & ".txt"
        Open a For Output As #(j + 1)
            For i = 1 To Grid1.Rows - 2
                Grid1.Row = i
                Grid1.Col = j
                Print #(j + 1), Grid1.Text
            Next i
        Close #(j + 1)
    Next j
er:
   Kill (App.Path & "\BaseDados\")
   Save_Click
End Sub

but sometimes it fails too any idea, plase.

numibesi

[samdv]

OK, if every time you try to run the program it uses MkDir to create a directory, after the first running of the app, that directory will exist. Every subsequent time the app is run the MkDir will try to make a directory that's already there. This causes an error. To get rid of the error you first need to check if the file is already in that directory like so:

If Dir(App.Path & "\BaseDados\") = "" Then 'the directory doesn't exist so create it
   MkDir App.Path & "\BaseDados\"
End If

is that any help?

[samdv]

Plus, in your error handler, I don't think you can use Kill on a directory that has files in it. I'm not positive about that, but it could be a possible explanation for why the error handler doesn't always work. In stead of anticipating errors and adding an error handler, it's far better practice to not put in the error in the first place Error handlers are for when things go wrong in my view...

Sam

That was why i puted an error handler to handle error's, "Whent the thing went wrong", but thank´s i have solved the problem with your code and some of mine.

numibesi