Create directory using SAP BODS script?

Question

How does one create directories in a given path on Windows using SAP Business Objects Designer 4.2 Script?

I got a Script with path that I'd like to create if it does not exist:

$My_Path = '\\\\localsrv\\source data\\post\\november'

My current network location only cosists of:

\\localsrv\source data\

And I would like to create subdirectories post and post\november within that location.

Answer 1

In Script we need to use an exec() function which sends a command to operating system for execution. It takes below arguments:

exec(
  <command file> -- for example cmd or bat
  <parameter_list> -- values to pass as arguments to the command line
  <flag> -- defines action upon error or nonzero return code
)

That said, simply use cmd and md command to create directories with subdirectories on Windows and combine it with if not exists to skip trying to make a directory when it already exists.

Script will look like:

$My_Path = '\\\\localsrv\\source data\\post\\november'
exec('cmd', 'if not exists "[$My_Path]" md "[$My_Path]"');