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Create Folder |
Creates a new (empty) folder (subdirectory).
Syntax
Create Folder [ Select ; Result (error) ; FolderPath ]
Options
| Select entire contents | replaces the contents of a field with the result. If not checked the result replaces the currently selected portion of the field |
| Result (error) | an error code |
| folderPath | the path to the folder to create |
Returned Result
Data type returned
Error code
Result
The returned result is an error code. An error always starts with 2 dollars, followed by the error code. You should always check for errors. Returned error codes can be:
| 0 | no error | The folder was created |
| $$-48 | dupFNErr | Destination folder already exists |
| $$-1 | genericErr | The folder could not be created |
| $$-50 | paramErr | Parameter error |
Other errors may be returned.
Originated in
Troi File Plug-in 9.0
Compatibility
FileMaker Pro 18 to FileMaker Pro 22 (2025)
Considerations
You can use FileMaker styled paths, like “filemac:/MacHD/folder/subfolder”.
See also the script steps Show Select Folder Dialog to get a folderPath for a folder, and Create File to create a new empty file.
You can specify a path and the plug-in will create the folder, including all folders in the path that do not exist.
Example
We assume that a global number field gErrorCode is defined. Create the following script:
Create Folder [ Select ; gErrorCode ; "C:\Data\NewFolder" ]This script will create the folder “NewFolder” inside the Data folder on the C disk.
On macOS this will be:
Create Folder [ Select ; gErrorCode ; "MyDisk:Data:NewFolder" ]Example 2
We assume that in your FileMaker file the following fields are defined:
gErrorCode Global, number
gFolderPath Global, textgFolderPath should contain the path to the folder to be created and should not exist, for example “D:\Logs\Data” (Windows) or “Mac HD:Logs:Data” (macOS ). In a script add the following scriptstep:
Create Folder [ Select ; $ErrorCode ; gFolderPath ]This will create the folder specified in the gFolderPath and store the error code in the variable $ErrorCode.
Related script steps
| Create File |
| Delete Folder |
| Show Select File Dialog |
| Show Select Folder Dialog |
Related function
| TrFile_CreateFolder |
Related topics
Troi File Plug-in online help (overview)