if exist

[BigBosky]

ho do i delete a file if it exists and if
it dosent resume?

[VBKNIGHT]

use KILL command.

[BigBosky]

but how do i check if the file exists?

Use the Dir() function.

If Dir("C:\MyFile.exe") <> "" Then
'it exists
Kill "C:\MyFile.exe"
Else
'it doesn't exist
End If

Just a few suggestions...
A file cannot be deleted if it is in use.
So you should use On Error Resume Next.
Place it at the top of all your code to ignore any errors.

Or you can close the exe and then delete it:

Private Declare Function ProcessFirst Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "Process32First" (ByVal hSnapshot As Long, uProcess _
As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Private Declare Function ProcessNext Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "Process32Next" (ByVal hSnapshot As Long, uProcess As _
PROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Private Declare Function CreateToolhelpSnapshot Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "CreateToolhelp32Snapshot" (ByVal lFlags As Long, _
lProcessID As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject _
As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function OpenProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal bInheritHandle As Long, _
ByVal dwProcessId As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function TerminateProcess Lib "kernel32" _
(ByVal hProcess As Long, ByVal uExitCode As Long) As Long

Type PROCESSENTRY32
    dwSize As Long
    cntUsage As Long
    th32ProcessID As Long
    th32DefaultHeapID As Long
    th32ModuleID As Long
    cntThreads As Long
    th32ParentProcessID As Long
    pcPriClassBase As Long
    dwFlags As Long
    szexeFile As String * MAX_PATH
    End Type


Private Function KillApp(myName As String) As Boolean
    Const PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = 0
    Dim uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32
    Dim rProcessFound As Long
    Dim hSnapshot As Long
    Dim szExename As String
    Dim exitCode As Long
    Dim myProcess As Long
    Dim AppKill As Boolean
    Dim appCount As Integer
    Dim i As Integer
    On Local Error GoTo Finish
    appCount = 0
    
    Const TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS As Long = 2&
    
    uProcess.dwSize = Len(uProcess)
    hSnapshot = CreateToolhelpSnapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, _
0&)
    rProcessFound = ProcessFirst(hSnapshot, uProcess)
    
    Do While rProcessFound
        i = InStr(1, uProcess.szexeFile, Chr(0))
        szExename = LCase$(Left$(uProcess.szexeFile, i - 1))
        If Right$(szExename, Len(myName)) = LCase$(myName) Then
            KillApp = True
            appCount = appCount + 1
            myProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, _
False, uProcess.th32ProcessID)
            AppKill = TerminateProcess(myProcess, exitCode)
            Call CloseHandle(myProcess)
        End If
        rProcessFound = ProcessNext(hSnapshot, uProcess)
    Loop

    Call CloseHandle(hSnapshot)
Finish:
End Function

And you can use it like:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
     If Dir("C:\MyFile.exe") <> "" Then
          Call KillApp("C:\MyFile.exe")
          Kill "C:\MyFile.exe"
     Else
          Msgbox "File doesn't exist!", vbCritical
     End If
End Sub

[BigBosky]

thanks alot for the help

[da_silvy]

if it doesn't resume???

what do u mean by that?

Originally posted by da_silvy
if it doesn't resume???

what do u mean by that?

Hehehe.
Writing/Typing <> Talking
They both look/sound different.

For that sentence:

ho do i delete a file if it exists and if
it dosent resume?

It sounds (looks) like:

how do I delete a file if it exists?
and if it doesn't then continue on...

Or something like that.
Hope I cleared things up for you .

[da_silvy]

yeah sort of... thanks

[PsyVision]

Option Explicit

Public Function Exist(sFile as string, bDirectory as Boolean) As Boolean
If bDirectory = True then
If Dir("C:\MyFile.exe", vbDirectory) <> "" Then
Exist = True
Else
Exist = False
End If
Else
If Dir("C:\MyFile.exe", vbDirectory) <> "" Then
Exist = True
Else
Exist = False
End If
End If
End Function

Public Sub Command1_Click()
On Error Goto Error

If Exist("C:\VB\MyApp.exe",False) = True Then
Kill("C:\VB\MyApp.exe")
End If

If Exist("C:\VB",True) = True then
Kill("C:\VB")
End If

Error:
Exit Sub
End Sub

[da_silvy]

gates ur signature is 2 big!!

[Tiovital]

Hi,
Try if Fso.FileExists(filespec) Fso.DeleteFile (filespec)

Regards

[Jop]

PsyVision, we can drasticly short your code:

Public Function Exist(sFile as string, bDirectory as Boolean) As Boolean 
If bDirectory = True then 
Exist = Dir("C:\MyFile.exe", vbDirectory) <> "" 
Else 
Exist = Dir("C:\MyFile.exe") <> ""
End If 
End Function

And in your code you had twice:
Dir("C:\MyFile.exe", vbDirectory)
so it would not matter if you specify bDirectory or not

have fun mateys, I'm gonna drain my brains with alcohol now... it's my birthday!!! (hehe ok I'll stop now)

[PsyVision]

Silly me and well. I had a go. Even if it was a load 'a' crap.