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Create Directory using CreateDirectory API

Create Directory using CreateDirectory API

API Declarations


nLength As Long
lpSecurityDescriptor As Long
bInheritHandle As Boolean
End Type
Private Declare Function CreateDirectory Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "CreateDirectoryA" (ByVal lpPathName As String, lpSecurityAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES) As Long




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Dim attr As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES  ' security attributes structure
Dim rval As Long
' Set  security attributes
attr.nLength = Len(attr)  'size of the structure
attr.lpSecurityDescriptor = 0  'normal level of security
attr.bInheritHandle = 1  'default setting
' Create directory.
rval = CreateDirectory("C:\Karthik\NewTestDir", attr)
End
End Sub