How to create folders in Windows Explorer using names in col A?

MikeL

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
Is it possible to use a loop thru a list of names in col A of a worksheet and create new folders in Windows Explorer with these names?

If in Col A was a list of states:
Delaware
California
Alaska

can a macro be run to create folders in C:\Test with these state names?

Thanks,
Mike
 

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Code:
Sub test()
Dim fso As Object, mySir As String, temp As String
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
myDir = "c:\test\"
On Error Resume Next
For Each r In Range("a1", Range("a" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
    Err.Clear
    temp = fso.CreateFolder(myDir & r.Value)
    If Err = 0 Then
        MsgBox temp & vbLf & " was created.", vbInformation
    Else
        MsgBox Err.Description
    End If
Next
Set fso = Nothing
End Sub
 
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