Just trap the error - less work than testing.

On Error Resume Next
mkdir "C:\MyDirectory"
On Error goto 0

If your directory is several levels, then you might need to work down the
structure

On Error Resume Next
mkdir "c:\Level1"
mkdir "c:\Level1\Level2"
mkdir "c:\Level1\Level2\Level3"
On Error goto 0

If there might be a problem with permissions, then you might need to check
for the existence after the above.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



Jonefer wrote in message
...
I'm trying to write a vb routine that will save a file in
a certain directory. I want to test for the existence of
the directory and create it if it doesn't exist, before
saving the file.

please help?
Thanks