Re: Adding a directory to a folderitem?

> Dim f2 as folderitem
> f2 = GetFolderItem(f1.absolutepath + delimeter + SubfolderName)

Thank you for providing an example that so thoroughly displays what 
*not* to do!  :-)

There are several problems with this.  First, on the Mac, absolute 
paths are extremely unreliable.  This is, in part, due to the fact 
that multiple volumes can have the same name, making it possible for 
two files to have the same path.

Second, the delimiter is different on Mac and Windows, so you have to 
add platform-specific code to set the delimiter.

Third, this method involves breaking down a FolderItem into a string 
path, modifying the string, then parsing it into a new FolderItem. 
This is not a quick process, comparatively.

Use the Child method instead, as others have posted.
--

-Thomas

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