How to create a new directory using code

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Lingnan Zhang · Sep 24, 2023

#InterSystems IRIS

I want to create a folder directory through code, but I don't know how to write it

Product version: IRIS 2020.1

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Ashok Kumar T · Sep 25, 2023

Hi @Lingnan Zhang

You can use %File API class to create a directory. This result will be 1 if directory is created else 0. Refer the sample code below

set directory="c:\Test"
write ##class(%File).CreateDirectory(directory) ; result will be 1 if create else 0

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Julius Kavay · Sep 25, 2023

As an addition to the above said

set mydir="C:\dir1\dir2\newdir"
//
// creates newdir ONLY if dir1 and dir2 exists
write ##class(%File).CreateDirectory(mydir)

// creates newdir and, IF NECESSARY, the intermediate directories dir2 and dir1 too
write ##class(%File).CreateDirectoryChain(mydir)

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2023-09-25T01:06:01-04:00

Lingnan Zhang · Sep 25, 2023

That's great Thank you

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