You have to create the directories in layers, you cannot create the child
until the parent exists.

I do it like this

Private Sub TestSave()
'-----create a Backup

Dim BUpath As String
Dim BUname As String

BUpath = "C:\Invoices\BackUp"
BUname = "Sub-Contract Invoice BACKUP TEST " & Format(Now, "dd-mmm-yy
h-mm-ss")

With Application
.ScreenUpdating = False
.EnableEvents = False
End With

Worksheets("Start").Activate
ThisWorkbook.Save

On Error Resume Next
If Dir(BUpath) = "" Then
MakeDir BUpath
ActiveWorkbook.SaveCopyAs BUpath & "\" & BUname

MsgBox "A copy of the file has been saved as: " & BUpath & "\" & BUname
End If

With Application
.ScreenUpdating = True
.EnableEvents = True
End With

End Sub

Private Function MakeDir(Path As String)
Dim aryDirs As Variant
Dim partPath As String
Dim i As Long

aryDirs = Split(Path, Application.PathSeparator)
partPath = aryDirs(LBound(aryDirs))
On Error Resume Next
For i = LBound(aryDirs) + 1 To UBound(aryDirs)

partPath = partPath & Application.PathSeparator & aryDirs(i)
MkDir partPath
Next i
End Function



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HTH

Bob

"Jim G" wrote in message
...
The following macro works and will eventurally be used in a Workbook Close
event. My question is why do I need to use MkDir twice to create a
subdirectory as C:\SubDir1\SubDir2. Is there an easier way to do this?

Private Sub TestSave()
'-----create a Backup

Dim BUpath1 As String
Dim BUpath2 As String
Dim BUname As String

BUpath1 = "C:\Invoices"
BUpath2 = "C:\Invoices\BackUp"
BUname = "Sub-Contract Invoice BACKUP TEST " & Format(Now, "dd-mmm-yy
h-mm-ss")

With Application
.ScreenUpdating = False
.EnableEvents = False
End With

Worksheets("Start").Activate
ThisWorkbook.Save

On Error Resume Next
If Dir(BUpath2) = "" Then
MkDir (BUpath1)
MkDir (BUpath2)
ActiveWorkbook.SaveCopyAs BUpath2 & "\" & BUname

MsgBox "A copy of the file has been saved as: " & BUpath & "\" & BUname
End If

With Application
.ScreenUpdating = True
.EnableEvents = True
End With

End Sub
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Jim