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Article: Q28027
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b 7.00 | 6.00 6.00b 7.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_QuickBas | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 7-FEB-1990
The SETUP.EXE program can create a subdirectory only if the parent
directory already exists. For example, if you want to place the
library files in a subdirectory named \BC6\LIB, the directory \BC6
must exist before SETUP is run.
This information applies to the SETUP.EXE program in Microsoft BASIC
Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and OS/2, Microsoft BASIC
Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS
OS/2, and Microsoft QuickBASIC Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 for the
MS-DOS.
This is also a limitation of DOS. You cannot use the MKDIR command to
create a subdirectory in a directory that does not exist.
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