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rockies1
Nov 8th, 1999, 10:31 PM
I need to delete a folder that has files in it and sub folders with files in them...etc...

How can I delete the parent folder and all the subfolders and files in it without deleting the individual files first?

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Morgan
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smalig
Nov 8th, 1999, 10:33 PM
RmDir dir1

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rockies1
Nov 8th, 1999, 10:38 PM
RmDir won't delete a directory with files in it...

This Directory has anywhere from 20-50 subdirectories in it each with countless files in them...

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Morgan
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Aaron Young
Nov 8th, 1999, 10:43 PM
Try the FileSystemObject, eg.

Dim oFSO As Object
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
oFSO.DeleteFolder "C:\Test", True



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Aaron Young
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rockies1
Nov 8th, 1999, 10:55 PM
Ah Ha!! I had tried:
oFSO.DeleteFolder "C:\Test"
But it didn't work...

Then I tried your
oFSO.DeleteFolder "C:\Test", True
and it worked...

Thanks!!!

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Morgan
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Serge
Nov 9th, 1999, 12:06 AM
Yes, the second parameter indicates where the files or folders in that folder should be removed.


Regards,

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Serge

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Howard Stern
Nov 9th, 1999, 06:47 AM
why not Kill(path) ?
that would work wouldnt it?

CodeJunkiee
Jan 12th, 2000, 06:33 PM
Sorry Howard, the kill is for single files only