Peter Marks schrieb: > I am trying to create a directory in Rails with the following code: > > File.makedirs '/folder/subfolder/' > > However, I get the error "undefined method `makedirs' for File:Class". > Has makedirs been deprecated to something else? > > Thanks, > > peter makedir is a method defined in ftools (see http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html). Therefore - add require 'ftools' if you want to use this method. Or even better use the corresponding method being defined in "FileUtils" module. BR Phil