Directory.CreateDirectory Method

Directory.CreateDirectory Method

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Class

System.IO.Directory

Syntax

     Directory.CreateDirectory(path) 

path (required; String)

The path of the new directory

Description

The CreateDirectory method creates a new directory based on a supplied path.

Usage at a Glance

• path can be an absolute or a relative path. For example:

       ' ----- Absolute path.     Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\Temp")     ' ----- Relative path.     Directory.CreateDirectory("..\Chapter2") 

  
  

• If needed, CreateDirectory creates all directories down the line to the final directory. For example, the code:

       Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory") 

  
  

  creates the NewDirectory directory if it does not exist and then creates the NewSubDirectory directory if it does not exist.

• path can be either a path on the local system, the path of a mapped network drive, or a UNC path.

• The CreateDirectory method does not raise an error if the directory to be created already exists.

Version Differences

Visual Basic 2005 includes a My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory method that provides similar functionality.