PostBuildEvent Create Directory

Question

I'm trying to create a folder named Design in the build output folder using th following commandline in the PostBuildEvent in visual studio

mkdir $(TargetDir)Design  ....Runs Successfully but folder is not created
mkdir "$(TargetDir)Design" ....Runs Successfully but folder is not created
MD $(TargetDir)Design  ....Runs Successfully but folder is not created
MD "$(TargetDir)Design"  ....Runs Successfully but folder is not created

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong

Solution 1

You need to do something like:

if not exist DirToCreate mkdir DirToCreate

Solution 2

This worked for me (where Design is the folder you want to create):

mkdir $(TargetDir)\Design

If you want to check for existence first:

if not exist $(TargetDir)\Design mkdir $(TargetDir)\Design

Solution 3

In addition to the two previous answers, you could use a variable like this :

SET path=$(TargetDir)\Design
if not exist "%path%" mkdir "%path%"

That way, you'll avoid any duplication. (Tested with VS2019)