Creating folders in Javascript for Acrobat

I cannot find a method for creating a folder in Javascript for Acrobat. I know how to do it in InDesign but the same object (i.e. the folder object) does not seem to be available for Acrobat.
I have a multi-page PDF in a folder. I want to create a subordinate folder in the same folder as the PDF and then extract all pages to the subordinate folder in the folder holding the PDF. How do I do that?
In other words:
MyFolder/MyMultiPagePDF.PDF
I create
MyFolder/Extracted/
and then I create
MyFolder/Extracted/PDFPage1.PDF
MyFolder/Extracted/PDFPage2.PDF
MyFolder/Extracted/PDFPage3.PDF
etc.
I know how to do the extraction, but I do not know how to create the folder on the fly using Javascript.
Please help, anyone.
R,
John

Thank you, Mr. Johnson. I appreciate your candor and your quick response.
R,
John

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