API - Deleting Folders & SubFolders ?

[redzombi19]

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows of a windows api or something that allows you to delete a folder, and all subfolders and files?
So far i have not been able to find one, so if you know of one please let me know.
thanks!

 

[baltman]

Check out faq184-2977.

Brian

 

[redzombi19]

thanks for the reply baltman,
but i was hoping to find a api to use, (allthough, im becoming less and less hopefull that there is one)
seeing as how not all Windows OS's have windows scripting installed.
thanks again
p.s. i thought that enterd my mind was: could you copy the folder over to the recycle bin?(I know how to copy a folder and all its sub folders.), and if so what is the path to the recycle bin

 

[redzombi19]

ok let me correct myself so that you dont think im stupid, i dont mean Copy a dir a ment Move a dir.

 

[DSummZZZ]

See if this is what you need:

How can I Move or Rename a Folder?
faq184-2511


-Dave S.-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.davesummers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[darrellblackhawk]

I don't think there is an API call to delete an
entire directory tree.

I believe you'll need to iterate across the directory
subtree you want to delete and remove the files first
and then remove the empty directory roots.

Research the following API functions:

FindFirstFile() && Use a wild card to find all files
FindNextFile()
DeleteFile()
RemoveDirectry()

Hope this helps.

 

[redzombi19]

thanks DSummZZZ and darrellblackhawk,
I will give both those a try
thanks again!

 

[baltman]

Any reason why you don't use DOS commands?

Brian

 

[AirCon]

redzombi19,

Look at your own thread:
copyfile, copydir?
thread184-567231

SHFileOperation API can copy, move, rename or delete folder & subfolder.

-- AirCon --