My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory Method

Creates a directory.

' Usage
My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(directory)
' Declaration
Public Sub CreateDirectory( _
   ByVal directory As String _
)

Exceptions

The following conditions may cause an exception:

The directory name is malformed. For example, it contains illegal characters or is only white space (ArgumentException Class).
The parent directory of the directory to be created is read-only (IOException Class).
The directory name is Nothing (ArgumentNullException Class).
The directory name is too long (PathTooLongException Class).
The directory name is only a colon (:). (NotSupportedException Class).
The user does not have permission to create the directory (UnauthorizedAccessException).
A partial-trust situation exists in which the user does not have sufficient permissions (SecurityException).

If the directory already exists, no exception is thrown.

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory method.

To	See
Create a directory	How to: Create a Directory in Visual Basic

This example creates the directory, NewDirectory, in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents.

My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory _
("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\NewDirectory")

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class: FileSystemProxy (provides access to FileSystem)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

The following permission may be necessary:

Permission	Description
FileIOPermission	Controls the ability to access files and folders. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted.