Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.
2 and higher
“MKDIR” - CREATE SUBDIRECTORY
AH = 39h DS:DX -> ASCIZ pathname
CF clear if successful
AX destroyed CF set on error AX = error code (03h,05h) (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
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
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
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