>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I have the following code:
>>

>>if not directory(thisform.cInputDirectory)
>>			md (thisform.cInputDirectory)
>>		endif
>>		lcDir = thisform.cInputDirectory + "Batch_" + ;
>>				transform(crsBatch_Imports.iBatch_Number)
>>		if not directory(m.lcDir)
>>			md (m.lcDir)
>>		endif

>>
>>The cInputDirectory has a \ at the end.
>>
>>The first portion of the code returns an error "The directory already exists" on md (thisform.cInputDirectory) command.
>>
>>What could be the problem? \ at the end or user rights? If the second, the error message is misleading.
>
>The problem maybe that directory is hidden. If so, use adir instead:
>?adir(atemp,justpath(thisform.cInputDirectory),"DH") && No backslash at the end !

Hi Yuri,

I checked directory() function and it allows to specify flags. But I may still have some problems with the rights, e.g. MD may still fail. So, I just put this piece of code into TRY/CATCH.