Create a folder using input from a text box

[kevint]

I am trying to create a folder based on inputed text from a text box. I can create the folder without a problem, it is when I add the text box in the mix I am having issues. Can someone please help?

[Killer42]

I am trying to create a folder based on inputed text from a text box. I can create the folder without a problem, it is when I add the text box in the mix I am having issues. Can someone please help?

I just created a new project, threw a textbox and a command button on a form, and inserted this code. It worked.

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  MkDir Text1.Text
End Sub
 

[Pramodraya]

Private Sub Command1_Click( )
MkDir Text1.Text
End Sub

Hi,
Using the above code, I could be able to create a directory, I need to give path also in the above syntax. can you please help in this regard.

Regards,
P.P.Kumar

[Killer42]

...I need to give path also in the above syntax. can you please help in this regard.

Just concatenate the strings together. For example, to create folders under C:\Temp, you'd do something like this...

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  MkDir "C:\Temp\" & Text1.Text
End Sub

[Pramodraya]

With the above syntax, it not creating folder in the said path "c:\Temp\"
Instead, it is creating folder with name "Text1.Text " on the current drive.

[Killer42]

With the above syntax, it not creating folder in the said path "c:\Temp\"
Instead, it is creating folder with name "Text1.Text " on the current drive.

Nonsense !

For that to happen you'd have to have quotes in the wrong place. Unless, of course, the textbox called Text1 actually has the value "Text1.Text " in it. Um... no, not even then.

[Pramodraya]

Hi,

Please chack the below syntax again. It is not working for me.

Private Sub Command1_Click( )
MkDir "C:\Temp\" & Text1.Text
End Sub

I have placed quotes in correct place, and there is no value as such "Text1.Text "
but with the above syntax it is creating folder "Text1.Text " in the current directory. Please check above syntax in your system.

Regards,
Pramod

[Killer42]

Ok...

I created a new project, with one form. Placed a textbox (Text1) and command button (Command1) on the form. Copied/pasted in the code from your message. Ran. Entered "gkjghsklhg " in the text box, clicked the button. It created folder "C:\Temp\gkjghs klhg".

Perhaps the folder is just left over from before? Or perhaps you have some old code that you haven't removed from your program, which is doing this. But the code as shown here will not create it.

[Pramodraya]

Hi Killer42,

Please give me a solution in 'visual basic 2005' for which, I need to move 3 files "a, b, c" from different locations to a folder ‘P’. The folder ‘P’ which is to be created using input from text box. Does concatenation of strings work with move command?

Thanks & Regards,
Pramod

[Killer42]

Please give me a solution in 'visual basic 2005' for which, I need to move 3 files "a, b, c" from different locations to a folder ‘P’. The folder ‘P’ which is to be created using input from text box.

I can't provide VB 2005 code, as I only work with Vb6. I plan to start learning the later version soon, but that's no help to you.

Hopefully someone else here can do so, but I believe you should spend some time reading the doco, as creating a folder is a pretty basic (no pun intended) operation. One thing which might be a good idea is to use the FileSystemObjec t object. This provides lots of great functionality for working with drives, folders and files. Just note that to use it, you have to add a reference to "Microsoft Scripting Runtime" to your project.

Does concatenation of strings work with move command?

That's a much easier question. It doesn't matter what command or statement you're dealing with. When you deal with a "string" in VB, generally this can be absolutely any expression which resolves to a string. It doesn't matter whether this means concatenating strings, invoking functions, or whatever. The string "ABC" is functionally no different from the string Chr(65) & Chr(Asc("B")) & "C".