RMDIR

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The Template:KW statement deletes an empty directory using a designated path relative to the present path location.


Syntax

Template:KW directory$


Description

  • directory$ is a relative path to the directory to delete.
  • Directory path must be a literal or variable STRING value designating the folder to be deleted.
  • If the directory contains files or folders, a file/path access error will occur.
  • If the directory path cannot be found, a path not found error occurs.


Examples


ON ERROR GOTO ErrorHandler
 DO
 ERRcode = 0
 INPUT "Enter path and name of directory to delete: "; directory$
 IF LEN(directory$) THEN      'valid user entry or quits
   RMDIR directory$    'removes empty folder without a prompt
   IF ERRcode = 0 THEN PRINT "Folder "; directory$; " removed."
 END IF
 LOOP UNTIL ERRcode = 0 OR LEN(directory$) = 0
SYSTEM


ErrorHandler:
ERRcode = ERR    'get error code returned
SELECT CASE ERRcode
CASE 75
    PRINT directory$ + " is not empty!"
CASE 76
    PRINT directory$ + " does not exist!"
CASE ELSE
    PRINT "Error"; ERRcode; "attempting to delete " + directory$
END SELECT
PRINT
RESUME NEXT

This Windows-specific output from two runs of the above program is typical, though your output may vary. User-entered text is in italics.

Enter path and name of directory to delete: Some\Folder\That\Doesnt\Exist
Some\folder\That\Doesnt\Exist does not exist!

Enter path and name of directory to delete: C:\temp
C:\temp is not empty!


See also



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