Create a directory using Avenue

Summary

You can use the system.execute() request to send commands from ArcView to the Operating System.

Procedure

• Option 1: The following line has a hardcoded pathname of the directory to be created. Insert it into your script, edit it as necessary, compile it, and run it:
  
  

  Code:
  System.Execute("c:\winnt\system32\command.com /c mkdir drive:\pathname")  

  
  
  
• Option 2: The following code prompts you for the pathname of the directory to be created. Insert it into your script, edit it as necessary, compile it, and run it:
  
  

  Code:
  newDirectory = MsgBox.Input("c:\gis\data", "Create Directory", "")
  System.Execute("c:\winnt\system32\command.com /c mkdir"++newDirectory) 

  
  
  

  Note:
  You may need to do a Find to determine where command.com is located on your system.  

  
  
  

  Note:
  For extended pathnames, make sure the directories preceding the one you want to create already exist.