SAS Component Language Dictionary

DCREATE

Creates an external directory

Category:

External File

Syntax
Details
Example

Syntax

new-directory=DCREATE(dir-name<,parent-dir>);

new-directory

contains the complete pathname of the new directory, or an empty string if the directory cannot be created.

Type: Character

dir-name

is the name of the directory to create. This must be only the directory name and cannot include a pathname.

Type: Character

parent-dir

is the complete pathname of the directory in which to create the new directory. If parent-dir is not supplied, then the current directory is the parent directory.

Type: Character

Details

DCREATE enables you to create a directory in your operating environment.

Operating Environment Information: On CMS, DCREATE works only for shared file system (SFS) directories. [cautionend]

Example

Create a new directory on UNIX, using the name stored in the variable DIRNAME:
```
newdir=dcreate(dirname,'/local/u/abcdef/');
```
Create a directory on Windows, using the name stored in the variable DIRNAME:
```
newdir=dcreate(dirname,'d:\testdir\');
```
Create a new directory on CMS, using the name stored in the variable DIRNAME:
```
newdir=dcreate(dirname,'auser.');
```

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