How to create new folder in powerpoint using VBA? - pdf

Question

I'm trying to get this macro to save my powerpoint slides as pdf in new folder, that is not created beforehand. Problem is that it seems like MkDir doesn't create the root folder, but rather folder inside folder. So if I want to create brand new folder in C:\ it doesn't do it, "Run time error '76' Path not found" occurs.
Sub Creating_Folder()
Dim timestamp As Date
Dim PR As PrintRanges
Dim lngLast As Long
Dim lngFirst As Long
Dim savePath As String
Dim PrintPDF As Integer
Dim name As String
Dim originalHides() As Long
Dim slidesToPrint() As Variant
Dim i As Variant
Dim folderPath As String
Dim strPath As String
Dim folder As String
strPath = "C:\Powerpoint2\test_file\"
If Not FolderExists(strPath) Then
FolderCreate strPath
End If
'Create a folder if it does not already exist, if it does, do nothing
'folderPath = "\\?\C:\Powerpoint\new_folder2"
'Check if the folder exists
'If Dir(folderPath, vbDirectory) = "" Then
'Folder does not exist, so create it
' MkDir folderPath
'End If
timestamp = Now()
With ActivePresentation
name = .Slides(2).Shapes("TextBox1").OLEFormat.Object.Text
savePath = strPath & Format(timestamp, "yyyymmdd-hhnn") & " - " & name & ".pdf"
lngLast = .Slides.Count
.PrintOptions.Ranges.ClearAll
slidesToPrint = Array(2, lngLast)
ReDim originalHides(1 To lngLast)
For i = 1 To lngLast
originalHides(i) = .Slides(i).SlideShowTransition.Hidden
.Slides(i).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = -1
Next
For Each i In slidesToPrint()
.Slides(i).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = 0
Next
.ExportAsFixedFormat _
Path:=savePath, _
FixedFormatType:=ppFixedFormatTypePDF, _
Intent:=ppFixedFormatIntentScreen, _
FrameSlides:=msoTrue
For i = 1 To lngLast
.Slides(i).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = originalHides(i)
Next
End With
End Sub
Also added this to end
Function FolderCreate(ByVal path As String) As Boolean
FolderCreate = True
Dim fso As New FileSystemObject
If fso.FolderExists(path) Then
Exit Function
Else
On Error GoTo DeadInTheWater
fso.CreateFolder path ' could there be any error with this, like if the path is really screwed up?
Exit Function
End If
DeadInTheWater:
MsgBox "A folder could not be created for the following path: " & path & ". Check the path name and try again."
FolderCreate = False
Exit Function
End Function
Function FolderExists(ByVal path As String) As Boolean
FolderExists = False
Dim fso As New FileSystemObject
If fso.FolderExists(path) Then FolderExists = True
End Function