How do I create a folder using ExtendScript?

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Sturm picture Sturm · Aug 20, 2013 · Viewed 14.6k times · Source

This seems like it would be a very easy problem to solve, but I've been banging my head against it for almost an hour. All I need is a snippet of javascript/extendscript code so that my InDesign CS6 script can create a folder. I know the existing folder in which the new one should be created, and I know the name that this new folder should be called. But how do I get javascript to do it?

By the way, all searches online for the folderObj.create() method, which is in the JavaScript Tools Guide, prove useless. I've tried several variations on that method, but nothing seems to actually create the folder. What am I missing?

Answer

Anna Forrest picture Anna Forrest · Aug 20, 2013 
    var f = new Folder('/c/myfolder/');
    if (!f.exists)
        f.create();

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