UiPath.Core.Activities.CreateDirectory

Creates a folder in the specified location. If only a folder name is specified, the folder is created in the project folder.

To learn how to use this activity, see Tutorial: Working with Files and Folders.

In the Body of the Activity

• Folder name - Click on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, choose one of the available options to indicate the folder to create:
  • Data from an application added to a card. For example, select an Excel file and then select a cell that contains a folder path, or indicate a field from a selected email in Outlook that contains a folder path.
  • Use Saved Value - Select a value in the form of a folder path that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Text - Enter a folder path in the Text Builder. You can combine text with a formula from an Excel file cell, for example to add a date to the folder name using formulas in the Excel Workspace.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.

Properties

Common

• DisplayName - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.
• ContinueOnError - If selected, specifies that the automation should continue even when the activity throws an error. If not selected, the execution of the project stops when an error is encountered.

Folder

• Path - See Folder name in the body of the activity.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the data used in the activity is not logged by StudioX.