Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex

Aditya Mahajan wrote:

Hi,

I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory. If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the directory is not there, tex complains

! I can't write on file ....

Please type another output file name:

Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not exist?

Not with TeX, but you can use \write18 or \installprogram to run a system command. Taco