MD | MKDIR Command
Creates a new directory or subdirectory on disk.
MD cPath | MKDIR cPath
Parameters
cPath
Specifies a directory or a path (with a drive designator and directories).If cPath is a directory without a drive designator, the directory is created as a subdirectory of the current Microsoft Visual FoxPro default directory.
Remarks
Visual FoxPro generates an error message if you attempt to create a directory that already exists.
Example
The following example uses MKDIR to create a new directory named mytstdir
, then CHDIR is used to change to the new directory. GETDIR( ) is used to display the directory structure, and then RMDIR is used to remove the newly created directory. GETDIR( ) is used to display the directory structure again.
SET DEFAULT TO HOME( ) && Restore Visual FoxPro directory
MKDIR mytstdir && Create a new directory
CHDIR mytstdir && Change to the new directory
= GETDIR( ) && Display the Select Directory dialog box
SET DEFAULT TO HOME( ) && Restore Visual FoxPro directory
RMDIR mytstdir && Remove the new directory
= GETDIR( ) && Display the Select Directory dialog box
See Also
CD | CHDIR | DIRECTORY | DIRECTORY( ) | GETDIR( ) | HOME( ) | RD | RMDIR | SET DEFAULT | SET PATH | SYS(5) - Default Drive | SYS(2003) - Current Directory | SYS(2004) - Visual FoxPro Start Directory