fRemoveDir (Function)

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fRemoveDir (Function)

In french: fRepSupprime

Deletes a directory from a disk.

Remarks:

The user must have the rights to delete a directory.
A directory currently browsed by fDir or fListFile cannot be deleted.

Deletes a directory from the server disk. The Internet Guest account must have the rights to delete a directory.

Example

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// Delete a directory
ResDelete = fRemoveDir("C:\MyDirectories\MyFiles")

Syntax

<Result> = fRemoveDir(<Directory to delete> [, <Deletion indicator>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the directory was deleted,
False otherwise. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<Directory to delete>: Character string

Name and full (or relative) path of the directory to delete. A UNC path can be used. The wildcard characters (*,?) are ignored. This directory name may (or may not) end with "\".
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
Only the directories found in the directory of the application can be handled.

<Deletion indicator>: Optional constant

frReadOnly Also deletes the read-only files. If this constant is not specified, the function will return False if read-only files must be deleted.
This constant is not available.
frRecursive The contents of the directory and subdirectories are also deleted. If this constant is not specified, the directory must be empty in order to be deleted.
frToRecycleBin Sends the directory to the Windows bin instead of deleting it.
This constant is not available.

<Deletion indicator> is empty by default. None of these options is selected.

Remarks

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

If this function does not work properly in Windows Vista (and later), check whether the file or directory used is not in one of the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

In Windows Vista (and later), with the UAC mechanism (User Account Control) enabled, you must have administrator privileges to handle and/or modify the files or directories in system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Programming tip: If you need to manipulate / modify files or directories, without needing administrator privileges, it is advisable:

avoid writing to the Windows directory or to the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory of the application (returned by SysDir with the srAppDataCommun constant, for example).

Component: wd300std.dll