create directories at runtime

[dev6ishl]

Hi,
I would like to know how to create directories in windows using forms6i
runtime.

thanks

[Frank Piron]

Am 13 Dec 2004 06:58:43 -0800 schrieb dev6ishl <mhdsuhail@gmail.com>:
Hi, I would like to know how to create directories in windows using forms6i runtime.

Two alternatives:

1)
from your application write a cmd-batch which calls mkdir
and after that call the batch via host() builtin. (q&d)

2)
Bind win32 api function CreateDirectory() to your app
using FFI (foreign function interface). (IMO the better way)

Regards
--
Frank Piron,
defrankatkonaddot
(leftrotate two)

[dev6ishl]

Thanks for the prompt response.
I would be really grateful if you could tell me a little more about the
second option.

[Frank Piron]

Am 13 Dec 2004 08:04:30 -0800 schrieb dev6ishl <mhdsuhail@gmail.com>:
Thanks for the prompt response. I would be really grateful if you could tell me a little more about the second option.
IMO the easiest way to learn about FFI is to look into the
documentation and study the D2kwutil.pll (package specs and
bodies) from Oracle.

The FFI is a method to load shared libraries into the adress
space of forms runtime and call C routines e.g. win32-api
functions from forms runtime.

I once wrote a package "region" which uses win32 calls to
determine the selected region in a multiline edit field.

If you are interested i will mail you the code.
--
Frank Piron,
defrankatkonaddot
(leftrotate two)

[dev6ishl]

Thanks I will try out as you mentioned and get back to you.

[Frank Piron]

Am 13 Dec 2004 09:21:02 -0800 schrieb dev6ishl <mhdsuhail@gmail.com>:
Thanks I will try out as you mentioned and get back to you.
I looked once more (and now with both of my eyes) at
d2kwutil.pll from oracle and found the Create_Directory()
procedure in the package Win_Api_Utility.
So you don't need to import the win api routine for yourself.
But nevertheless understanding the FFI will give you much
more flexibility with dev6i on windows.
--
Frank Piron,
defrankatkonaddot
(leftrotate two)

[dev6ishl]

Thanks for the same. When I checked I found out about the
create_drirectory() in d2kwutil.

I thought this must be the one you were tellinkg about.
But i would like to know how to manoeuver between directories and
create them if they dont exist.

Thanks
Suhail