// int access(const char *pathname, int mode);

#ifdef _Windows


#ifndef _MSC_VER
 #include <dir.h> 
#endif
 #include <io.h> //borland compiler: include <io.h> before <dir.h> causes the SimWorld class in "simul.h" be unrecognized, for unknown reason :O moreover, this problem is only pertinent to the CLI project, not GUI. Maybe this is caused by global defines like NOVCL, NO_STRICT etc.?
 #define makeDirectory(name) mkdir(name) 


#else


 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #define makeDirectory(name) mkdir(name,0777)

#endif