>Hello API folks!
>
>I have a need to create a directory structure where sometimes the parent subdirectories MAY or may NOT exist. I know that I can perform this from a DOS command prompt, plus, I've also tried to call the CreateDirectoryEx() function which will allow me to enherit the rights from a template path. However, this will NOT work if the new directory contains parents that do not exist.
>
>Is there another API call that I am not aware of that I can use? Or do I have to traverse the path and create each non-existant folder?
>

The native VFP MKDIR will create a subtree, and under NT, directory rights will inherit downwards by default. You could then assign security after creation.


>P.S. I need to inheret the right for a template directory.
>
>
>**************************
>FUNCTION CreateDirectory( m.lcTemplateDirectory, m.lcDirectory )
>**************************
>DO CASE
> CASE LEFT( m.lcDirectory, 2 ) == "\\" && UNC?
> m.lcDirectory = STRTRAN( m.lcDirectory, "\\", "\\?\UNC\" )
> CASE ( ":" $ m.lcDirectory ) && ordinary path
> m.lcDirectory = "\\?\" + m.lcDirectory
>ENDCASE
>
>DECLARE SHORT CreateDirectoryEx IN WIN32API AS CreateDirectoryA ;
> STRING @lpTemplateDirectory, ;
> STRING @lpPathName, ;
> STRING @lpSecurityAttributes
>
>RETURN( ( CreateDirectoryA( @lcTemplateDirectory, @lcDirectory, NULL ) != 0 ) )