Let CreateDir create a full path

[JRL]

CreateDir>directory
Creates a new directory. The directory may be a full path.

To me this implies that CreateDir> will create a full path where none existed before but that is not currently the case. CreateDir> will only add a directory onto the end of an existing path.

One can use the DOS "md" or "mkdir" commands which will create a full path even when none of the directories in the path previously existed. But one could do the same to add a directory onto the end of an existing path. Why bother with CreateDir>? One obvious reason is convenience.

IMHO it would be even more convenient if CreateDir> was capable of creating all of the non existent directories in a specified path.

Thanks,
Dick

[jpuziano]

CreateDir>directory
Creates a new directory. The directory may be a full path.

To me this implies that CreateDir> will create a full path where none existed before but that is not currently the case. CreateDir> will only add a directory onto the end of an existing path.

That's the impression I get as well. Seems to me either the Help File should be changed to re-word this or... the function should be changed so it actually can do this.

Why bother with CreateDir>? One obvious reason is convenience.

IMHO it would be even more convenient if CreateDir> was capable of creating all of the non existent directories in a specified path.

I second that thought... great observation JRL.

[Grovkillen]

Any ideas if this will be implemented?

[Grovkillen]

I have created this snippet to do this:

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Let>TEST_PATH=%SCRIPT_DIR%\hello\you\how\are\you\doing
GoSub>CREATE_FOLDERS,TEST_PATH

Let>TEST_PATH=%SCRIPT_DIR%\YO\you\how\are\you\doing
GoSub>CREATE_FOLDERS,TEST_PATH

SRT>CREATE_FOLDERS
  Separate>CREATE_FOLDERS_var_1,\,FOLDER_ARRAY
  Let>TEMP_FOLDER=
  Let>CREATE_FOLDERS_k=0
  Repeat>CREATE_FOLDERS_k
    Let>CREATE_FOLDERS_k=CREATE_FOLDERS_k+1
    Concat>TEMP_FOLDER,FOLDER_ARRAY_%CREATE_FOLDERS_k%
    IfNotDirExists>TEMP_FOLDER
      CreateDir>TEMP_FOLDER
    Endif>
    ConCat>TEMP_FOLDER,\
  Until>CREATE_FOLDERS_k=FOLDER_ARRAY_count
END>CREATE_FOLDERS

[JRL]

As I stated in the original post, all you need is DOS. Add Let>RP_Windowmode=0 to avoid the DOS popup window

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Let>TEST_PATH=%SCRIPT_DIR%\hello\you\how\are\you\doing
GoSub>CREATE_FOLDERS,TEST_PATH

Let>TEST_PATH=%SCRIPT_DIR%\YO\you\how\are\you\doing
GoSub>CREATE_FOLDERS,TEST_PATH

SRT>CREATE_FOLDERS
  RunProgram>cmd /c md "%CREATE_FOLDERS_var_1%"
END>CREATE_FOLDERS

[Grovkillen]

Thanks for that clean up