The Create command creates an empty workbook file.  The filename package should have the extension .maple.

If files and/or directories are specified, then they are added to the workbook. To specify a different name or path inside the workbook, specify the files in equation form. When using destname=srcname, the attachment is given the specified destname inside the workbook, but refers to srcname on disk.  When specifying only the srcname part, the attachment in the workbook will be placed at the root level and given the same filename as the source file.

If the srcfile is a directory then all of the files contained therein are added to the workbook.  Optionally, you can add the option recurse=true in order to also embed subdirectories.

Maple Repositories, or .mla files contain variables and/or procedures, and are treated specially by this command.  By default the variables inside a .mla are unpacked from the .mla and stored directly into the workbook file.  This process can only be done for a single .mla, and will abort with an error if more .mla files are specified in the calling sequence.  To attach .mla files without unpacking them use the option embedmla=false.

$\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{PackageTools}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{currentdir}\left(\right)$

$\mathrm{Create}\left(''mypack.maple''\right)$

$\mathrm{Create}\left(''mypack.maple''\,''page1.mw''\,''page2.mw''\,''variables.mla''\right)$

$\mathrm{Create}\left(''mypack.maple''\,''/Intro''=''page1.mw''\,''/Chapter\; 1''=''page2.mw''\,''variables.mla''\,''/Images/Thumbnail.jpg''=''/mypictures/thumbnail.jpg''\right)$

$\mathrm{SetProperty}\left(''mypack.maple''\,''X-CloudId''\,''1234567890''\right)$

$\mathrm{SetProperty}\left(''mypack.maple''\,''X-CloudXId''\,''12345''\right)$

The PackageTools[Create] command was introduced in Maple 2017.

For more information on Maple 2017 changes, see Updates in Maple 2017.