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Windows API Guide: CreateDirectory Function
Platforms: Win 32s, Win 95/98, Win NT
CreateDirectory creates a new directory on a disk. It will also set the directory's security attributes if the operating system supports it (Windows NT does, but Windows 95/98 doesn't). The function returns 1 if successful, or 0 if an error occured.
lpPathNameThe name of the new directory to create.
lpSecurityAttributesThe security attributes to give to the new directory, if the operating system supports it.
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'CreateDirectory Function
Declare Function CreateDirectory Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "CreateDirectoryA" (ByVal lpPathName As String, lpSecurityAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES) As Long
'Example:
' Create the new directory C:DummyNewDir and
' give it default security attributes (If Win '95/98, they'll be ignored anyway.)
Dim secattr As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES ' security attributes structure
Dim retval As Long ' return value
' Set the desired security attributes
secattr.nLength = Len(secattr) ' size of the structure
secattr.lpSecurityDescriptor = 0 ' default (normal) level of security
secattr.bInheritHandle = True ' this is the default setting
' Create the directory
retval = CreateDiectory("C:DummyNewDir", secattr);No Comments to show
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