directoryCreate Code Examples and CFML Documentation

Argument Reference

path string
Required

Absolute path of the directory to be created. Alternatively, you can specify an IP address, as in the following example: DirectoryCreate("//12.3.123.123/c_drive/test". NOTE: You have to have the required permissions to run this function.);

createPath boolean
Default: `true`

Lucee Only. Create parent directory when it doesn't exist.

ignoreExists boolean
Default: `false`

Lucee Only. Pass false (default) to throw an error if the directory already exists, or true to skip the create operation without an error.

Examples

Sample code invoking the directoryCreate function

Script Syntax

Checking if a directory called 'icons' exists and then creating the directory if it does not exist.

if (!directoryExists(expandPath('/assets/img/icons'))) {
	directoryCreate('assets/img/icons');
}

Expected Result: The directory 'icons' will be created under the img folder.

directoryCreate

Argument Reference

path string Required

createPath boolean Default: true

ignoreExists boolean Default: false

Examples Add An Example Sample code invoking the directoryCreate function

Script Syntax

path string
Required

createPath boolean
Default: `true`

ignoreExists boolean
Default: `false`

Examples
Sample code invoking the directoryCreate function