Create subdir in windows dir

[DizWiz]

Hi!,

Im am using the VB Express Beta2 but cannot figure out how to create a
subdir in the windows directory.

Code:

Dim windowsdir as String
Dim dircreate
dircreate="back up"
windowsdir=envi ron$("windir")
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.CreateD irectory(window sdir)

I want to create the directory "backup" under the windows directory and i
don't want to use
the absolute path, what am i missing?

Thanks.

Jacco

[Raoul Watson]

Re: Create subdir in windows dir


"DizWiz" <dizwiz@dizwiz. com> wrote in message
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> Hi!,
>
> Im am using the VB Express Beta2 but cannot figure out how to create a
> subdir in the windows directory.
>[/color]

Pardon my ignorance but what on earth is VB Express?

[Rick Rothstein]

Re: Create subdir in windows dir

Almost everybody in this newsgroup is using VB6 or lower. While you may
get a stray answer to VB.NET (including VB2003 and VB2005 which has
dropped .NET from its name) questions here, you should ask them in
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Rick - MVP



"DizWiz" <dizwiz@dizwiz. com> wrote in message
news:42870544$0 $75659$dbd49001 @news.wanadoo.n l...[color=blue]
> Hi!,
>
> Im am using the VB Express Beta2 but cannot figure out how to create a
> subdir in the windows directory.
>
> Code:
>
> Dim windowsdir as String
> Dim dircreate
> dircreate="back up"
> windowsdir=envi ron$("windir")
> My.Computer.Fil eSystem.CreateD irectory(window sdir)
>
> I want to create the directory "backup" under the windows directory[/color]
and i[color=blue]
> don't want to use
> the absolute path, what am i missing?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jacco
>
>[/color]

[DizWiz]

Re: Create subdir in windows dir

Thanks,

Will post my question in one of the groups.

Jacco

"Rick Rothstein" <rickNOSPAMnews @NOSPAMcomcast. net> wrote in message
news:V4ydnTmmZe MZyBrfRVn-1Q@comcast.com. ..[color=blue]
> Almost everybody in this newsgroup is using VB6 or lower. While you may
> get a stray answer to VB.NET (including VB2003 and VB2005 which has
> dropped .NET from its name) questions here, you should ask them in
> newsgroups devoted exclusively to .NET programming. Look for newsgroups
> with either the word "dotnet" or "vsnet" in their name.
>
> For the microsoft news server, try these newsgroups for Visual Basic
> .NET related questions...
>
> microsoft.publi c.dotnet.langua ges.vb
> microsoft.publi c.dotnet.langua ges.vb.upgrade
> microsoft.publi c.dotnet.langua ges.vb.controls
> microsoft.publi c.dotnet.langua ges.vb.data
>
> And these for more general .NET questions
>
> microsoft.publi c.dotnet.genera l
> microsoft.publi c.vsnet.general
>
> Note: There are many other .NET newgroups (use the first three "fields"
> from the last two as templates when searching for them), but the above
> ones should get you started.
>
> Rick - MVP
>
>
>
> "DizWiz" <dizwiz@dizwiz. com> wrote in message
> news:42870544$0 $75659$dbd49001 @news.wanadoo.n l...[color=green]
>> Hi!,
>>
>> Im am using the VB Express Beta2 but cannot figure out how to create a
>> subdir in the windows directory.
>>
>> Code:
>>
>> Dim windowsdir as String
>> Dim dircreate
>> dircreate="back up"
>> windowsdir=envi ron$("windir")
>> My.Computer.Fil eSystem.CreateD irectory(window sdir)
>>
>> I want to create the directory "backup" under the windows directory[/color]
> and i[color=green]
>> don't want to use
>> the absolute path, what am i missing?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jacco
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]

[Steve Gerrard]

Re: Create subdir in windows dir


"DizWiz" <dizwiz@dizwiz. com> wrote in message
news:42870544$0 $75659$dbd49001 @news.wanadoo.n l...[color=blue]
> Hi!,
>
> Im am using the VB Express Beta2 but cannot figure out how to create a subdir
> in the windows directory.
>
> Code:
>
> Dim windowsdir as String
> Dim dircreate
> dircreate="back up"
> windowsdir=envi ron$("windir")
> My.Computer.Fil eSystem.CreateD irectory(window sdir)
>
> I want to create the directory "backup" under the windows directory and i
> don't want to use
> the absolute path, what am i missing?
>[/color]

I would assume you need
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.CreateD irectory(window sdir & "\" & dircreate)

since recreating the windows directory itself is probably frowned upon.