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In VBA, how to use the delete method onto folder?

Asked by: venmarces

I would like to know how to use the delete method in VBA to delete a specific folder.
My problem is mostly "how to create an object which is the fiolder I want to delete?"

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2007-06-13 at 13:21:19ID22632258
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Answers

 

by: geodan7Posted on 2007-06-13 at 13:40:04ID: 19277941

The following will delete all the files in the folder...and then...once empty, it can delete the folder.

Sub DeleteExample4()
'You can use this to delete the whole folder
'Note: RmDir delete only a empty folder
    On Error Resume Next
    Kill "C:\Test\*.*"    ' delete all files in the folder
    RmDir "C:\Test\"  ' delete folder
    On Error GoTo 0
End Sub

 

by: geodan7Posted on 2007-06-13 at 13:41:37ID: 19277955

Or....to extend on that...this code deletes all files and folders within your specified folder:

Sub Clear_All_Files_And_SubFolders_In_Folder()
'Delete all files and subfolders
'Be sure that no file is open in the folder
    Dim FSO As Object
    Dim MyPath As String
 
    Set FSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
 
    MyPath = "C:\Test"  '<< Change
 
    If Right(MyPath, 1) = "\" Then
        MyPath = Left(MyPath, Len(MyPath) - 1)
    End If
 
    If FSO.FolderExists(MyPath) = False Then
        MsgBox MyPath & " doesn't exist"
        Exit Sub
    End If
 
    On Error Resume Next
    'Delete files
    FSO.deletefile MyPath & "\*.*", True
    'Delete subfolders
    FSO.deletefolder MyPath & "\*.*", True
    On Error GoTo 0
 
End Sub

 

by: venmarcesPosted on 2007-06-13 at 13:44:32ID: 19277989

So your first solution will not delete subfolders?

 

by: geodan7Posted on 2007-06-13 at 13:48:57ID: 19278038

right...the first solution just deletes all files in a folder...it assumes that there are no folders within that folder

 

by: geodan7Posted on 2007-06-13 at 13:49:31ID: 19278048

The idea is that VBA doesn't allow you to delete a folder that is not-empty...so the files must be deleted first...

 

by: venmarcesPosted on 2007-06-13 at 15:44:27ID: 19278776

Why following lines in your code?

    If Right(MyPath, 1) = "\" Then
        MyPath = Left(MyPath, Len(MyPath) - 1)
    End If

 

by: vinnyd79Posted on 2007-06-13 at 17:43:08ID: 19279186

How about:

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

Set fso = Nothing

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