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Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Int 21H, AH=39H
Version
2 and higher
Brief
“MKDIR” - CREATE SUBDIRECTORY
Family API
Input
AH = 39h
DS:DX -> ASCIZ pathname
Return
CF clear if successful
AX destroyed
CF set on error
AX = error code (03h,05h) (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
Notes
all directories in the given path except the last must exist
fails if the parent directory is the root and is full
DOS 2.x-3.3 allow the creation of a directory sufficiently deep that
it is not possible to make that directory the current directory
because the path would exceed 64 characters
under the FlashTek X-32 DOS extender, the pointer is in DS:EDX
See also
AH=3Ah,AH=3Bh,AH=6Dh,AX=7139h,AH=E2h/SF=0Ah,AX=43FFh/BP=5053h INT 2F/AX=1103h,INT 60/DI=0511h
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
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| Hardware info | @Equipment @MemSize |
| Serial I/O | @AuxInit @AuxSendChar @AuxRecieveChar @AuxStatus |
| Tape I/O | @TapeOn @TapeOff @TapeRead @TapeWrite |
| Keyboard I/O | @KbdStatus @CharIn @CharPeek |
| Printer I/O | @PrnPrint @PrnInit @PrnStatus |
| Disk I/O | @DskReset @DskStatus @DskRead @DskWrite @DskVerify @DskFormat |
| Date and Time | @SetTime @GetTime |
| Mouse | @MouInit @MouShowPointer @MouStatus @MouSetPos @MouSetMickey @MouRegion |
| Memory manager | @ModBlok SET_BLOCK |
