4D Doc Center : CREATE FOLDER

4D v12.4

CREATE FOLDER


CREATE FOLDER ( folderPath )

Parameter	Type	Description
folderPath	String	Pathname to new folder to create

Description

The CREATE FOLDER command creates a folder according to the pathname you pass in folderPath.

If you pass a name, the folder is created in the folder of the database. If you pass a pathname, it must refer to a valid path up to the name of the folder you want to create, starting at the root level of a volume or at the level of the database folder.

Example 1

The following example creates the “Archives” folder in the folder of the database:

CREATE FOLDER("Archives")

Example 2

The following example creates the Archives folder in the folder of the database, then it creates the “January” and “February” subfolders:

 CREATE FOLDER("Archives")

 CREATE FOLDER("Archives\\January")

 CREATE FOLDER("Archives\\February")

Example 3

The following example creates the “Archives” folder at the root level of the C volume:

CREATE FOLDER("C:\\Archives")

Example 4

The following example will fail if there is no “NewStuff” folder at the root level of the C volume:

CREATE FOLDER("C:\\NewStuff\\Pictures") ` WRONG, cannot create two folder levels in one call