Dynamic Create File Directory

Is there a tool to dynamically create a new file directory on the hard drive (or network drive); whereby the file directory name would be a field in the incoming data, and the file would be a report coming from the Render tool?

I’ve used the command prompt tool to create directories (MKDIR) but never been able to use dynamic naming.

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kane_glendenning

Hi Patrick,

I use the Run Command tool for this. In a formula tool before the Run Command, I make a field the will be something like this: "MKDIR " + [DirectoryField], I then remove all other fields and feed that into the Run Command tool to make a batch file (Write Source/Output) and run that batch file (Run External Program). You can use Block Until Done to make sure that your folders are created before saving to that directory.

Kane

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dawid_nawrot

Can someone post a working example of this configuration?

I'm trying to use Run Command to create folder but I'm getting "Either an Output connection or Input connection is required"

When I specify ma *.bat file in Output it says the format is not known

nextelspe

I fought with this for hours, come to find out my company's IT group policy doesn't allow .bat files to run! Is there an other way of doing this without using a .bat file? I'm trying to write to a bunch of folders that do not yet exist, hence my need to automate their creation.

patrick_digan

@nextelspe I'm attaching a simple example of using the run command tool inside a batch macro. I just used the md command and passed the folder that you want created. This is very bare bones, but it may help you. If you can't run .bat files, I am unsure then if you will be able to use the run command tool and call cmd.exe like my example.

Create Folders.yxzp

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