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how do i code to delete a folder irregardless of whether it has stuff in it or not ?
I assume CyberGhost is right. First you have to delete the content of the folder. You can look up 'FindFirst' in the Delphi help for some help how to get the content of a folder.
Regards
J
Regards
J
Maybe this one is helpful.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20482089/recurse-directories-and-subdirectgories.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20482089/recurse-directories-and-subdirectgories.html
Hi,
Try this:
uses shellapi;
procedure DeleteTree(Dir: String);
var
T:TSHFileOpStruct;
X: Integer;
begin
with T do
begin
Wnd:=0;
wFunc:=FO_DELETE;
pFrom:=PChar(Dir);
pTo:=nil;
{ with next line - no recycle bin }
// fFlags:=FOF_NOCONFIRMATION
end;
SHFileOperation(T);
end;
Usage:
DeleteTree('d:\Temp');
Regards, Geo
Try this:
uses shellapi;
procedure DeleteTree(Dir: String);
var
T:TSHFileOpStruct;
X: Integer;
begin
with T do
begin
Wnd:=0;
wFunc:=FO_DELETE;
pFrom:=PChar(Dir);
pTo:=nil;
{ with next line - no recycle bin }
// fFlags:=FOF_NOCONFIRMATION
end;
SHFileOperation(T);
end;
Usage:
DeleteTree('d:\Temp');
Regards, Geo
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But I am not sure. You can however use a for statement to determine if there is something in your directory and then delete one by one file/dir. Only if it is empty Windows will allow you to delete it.
If some1 know othe (better) way, plz let us know...