create a folder

Question

Hi there I wanna know how I can create a folder via Oracle form Builder? is it possible?

I mean I wanna create a folder dynamically and after that open it by Internet explorer to customer that customer easily copy his files.

I use oracle 6i.

Answer 1

In Forms 6i running in client/server you could use the HOST command like this:

HOST('md c:\somefolder\newfolder');

In later web-based versions of Forms you would use CLIENT_HOST instead of HOST.