CreateFolder Method

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CreateFolder Method

Updated: August 2009

Creates a folder.

object.CreateFolder(foldername)
Arguments

object

Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.

foldername

Required. String expression that identifies the folder to create.

Remarks

An error occurs if the specified folder already exists.

The CreateFolder method returns a Folder object.

The following code illustrates how to use the CreateFolder method to create a folder.

JScript
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var a = fso.CreateFolder("c:\\new folder");

VBScript
Function CreateFolderDemo
   Dim fso, f
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set f = fso.CreateFolder("c:\New Folder")
   CreateFolderDemo = f.Path
End Function

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Reference

Change History

Date

History

Reason

August 2009

Specified the returned object.

Customer feedback.

Community Content

D.Vanhaute
Parent Folder must exist
If the parent folder does not exist, you get the error : "Path not found".