Files and Folders

There are also VB functions that allow you to rename, create and remove directories (called folders in Win 95/98). These are:

To create a directory, you use the MkDir function:

MkDir DirNameandPath

So,

MkDir "C:\testdir"

creates the directory testdir (so long as it does not already exist)

To remove a directory, you use the RmDir function:

RmDir DirNameandPath

So,

RmDir "C:\testdir"

removes the directory testdir (so long as it is empty)

To rename a directory, you use the Name Function:

Name OldNameandPath As NewNameandPath

So,

Name "C:\testdir" As "C:\testdir2"

Renames testdir as testdir2.

If you want to know how to do these operations using Win API, which allows you to send files to the recycle bin, and display the standard file copying dialog, click here.