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## 9.161 MkDir

### Synopsis

    procedure MkDir (Directory: String);

### Description

``MkDir'` creates the given Directory, if its argument is a valid parameter to the related operating system's function. Otherwise a runtime error is caused.

### Conforming to

``MkDir'` is a Borland Pascal extension.

### Example

    program MkDirDemo;
    var
      Foo: String (127);
    begin
      WriteLn ('Enter directory name to create:');
      ReadLn (Foo);
      {$I-}  { Don't abort program on error }
      MkDir (Foo);
      if IOResult <> 0 then
        WriteLn ('Directory `', Foo, ''' could not be created')
      else
        WriteLn ('Okay')
    end.

### See also

section 9.40 ChDir, section 9.234 RmDir

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