VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

Name

MkDir Procedure

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Syntax

MkDir(path)

path

Use: Required

Data Type: String

The name of the folder to be created

Description

Creates a new folder

Rules at a Glance

• If you omit the drive from path, a new folder will be created on the current drive.

• You can specify the drive by using either its local drive letter or its UNC name.

• path can either be a fully qualified path (i.e., a path from the drive’s root directory to the directory to be created) or a relative path (i.e., a path from the current directory).

• If the directory to be created by the MkDir procedure already exists, an IOException exception is raised.

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• If your program is running on Windows NT, ensure that the logged-in user has the right to create a folder on the specified drive prior to calling the MkDir procedure.

• VB does not automatically make the new folder the current folder after a call to MkDir. You will need to call the ChDir procedure to do this.

• To remove a folder, use the RmDir procedure.

• Use CurDir to determine the current drive.

See Also

RmDir Procedure