Create Directory

This activity helps the user to create a new folder (Directory) in the specified
path of the system.

Technical reference

	INPUT	Name: Provide a name for the folder to be created within double quotes.
		Path: Specify the path where the folder needs to be created in double quotes or select it manually. We can also specify a variable (“String” datatype) here which has the path in it.
	MISC	Display Name: Displays the name of the activity. The activity name can be customized which will help in troubleshooting.
		SkipOnError: Specify the Boolean value as “True or False.” True: Continues to execute the workflow irrespective of any error thrown. False: Stops the workflow if it throws any error. None: If the option is specified as blank, by default the activity will perform the “False” action. error.
		Version: It specifies the version of the FS automation feature in use
	OUTPUT	Result: It helps to view the execution state of the activity. It returns the values in Boolean format. True: It indicates that the activity has been executed successfully without any error. False: It indicates that the activity has been unsuccessful due to some unexceptional error thrown.

Let’s see how the create directory works,

1. Create a solution to build a workflow.

2. Install the “FS Automation” from “Manage Features”.

3. Drag and drop the “Create Directory” activity to the designer pane.

a. Double click on the activity.

b. Give a name for the directory to be created within double quotes
in the name box. Here it is “DocFS.”

c. Specify the path in which the folder has to be created in the path box.

4. To see the success state of the activity, declare a variable in the result box of the
output section.

5. Drag and drop a write log activity below the “Create Directory” activity and enter the
above declared variable with the extension “.ToString” as the result is stored in
“Boolean” datatype.

6. Execute the workflow.

Click here to see how this activity works in a workflow.

Technical reference

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