DCREATE Function
Returns the complete pathname of a new, external
directory.
Syntax
Required Argument
directory-name
is a character constant,
variable, or expression that specifies the name of the directory to
create. This value cannot include a pathname.
Optional Argument
parent-directory
is a character constant,
variable, or expression that contains the complete pathname of the
directory in which to create the new directory. If you do not supply
a value for parent-directory, then the current directory is the parent directory.
Details
The DCREATE
function enables you to create a directory in your operating environment.
If the directory cannot be created, then DCREATE returns an empty
string.
Example
To create
a new directory in the UNIX operating environment, using the name
that is stored in the variable DirectoryName, follow this form:
NewDirectory=dcreate(DirectoryName,'/local/u/abcdef/');
To create
a new directory in the Windows operating environment, using the name
that is stored in the variable DirectoryName, follow this form:
NewDirectory=dcreate(DirectoryName,'d:\testdir\');