API -> CreateDirectory [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category : Directories ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

CreateDirectory

Library : kernel32.dll Category : Directories

Api Example(s)
Using the CreateDirectory and CreateDirectoryEx API functions
Create all the subdirectories for a new folder
Create directory paths
Create all the sub directories of specified path.

API Description :

The CreateDirectory function creates a new directory. If the underlying file system supports security on files and directories, the function applies a specified security descriptor to the new directory. Note that CreateDirectory does not have a template p

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function CreateDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateDirectoryA" (ByVal lpPathName As String, lpSecurityAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES) As Long

Parameters :

· lpPathName
Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the path of the directory to be created.
There is a default string size limit for paths of MAX_PATH characters. This limit is related to how the CreateDirectory function parses paths.
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Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

Any of the following: System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory System.IO.Directory.CreateSubdirectory System.IO.DirectoryInfo.Create