DirectoryCreate

Description

Creates on-disk or in-memory directory.

Category

System functions

Function Syntax

DirectoryCreate(path)

See Also

DirectoryDelete, DirectoryExists, DirectoryList, DirectoryRename

History

ColdFusion 9: Added this function

Parameters

Parameter

Description

path

Absolute path of the directory to be created. Alternatively, you can specify IP address, as in the following example: DirectoryCreate("//12.3.123.123/c_drive/test");

Usage

Ensure that you have the required permissions to run this function.

Example

The following code illustrates how to create a directory:

<h2>DirectoryCreate Example</h2> 
 <h3>Enter a directory to create.</h3> 
 <cfform action = "directorycreate.cfm" method="post" preservedata="true" > 
     <cfinput type = "text" required="true"  name = "createDirectory"> 
     <br> 
     <cfinput type = "submit" value="submit" name = "submit"> 
 </cfform> 
  
 <cfif IsDefined("FORM.createDirectory")> 
     <cfif FORM.createDirectory is not ""> 
     <cfset createDirectory = FORM.createDirectory> 
         <cftry> 
            <cfset DirectoryCreate(createDirectory)> 
            <cfoutput><b>Directory #createDirectory# successfully created.</b></cfoutput> 
         <cfcatch> 
             <b>Error Message:</b><cfoutput>#cfcatch.message#</cfoutput><br/> 
            <b>Error Detail:</b><cfoutput>#cfcatch.Detail#</cfoutput> 
         </cfcatch> 
        </cftry> 
     </cfif> 
 </cfif>