Windows API Guide - Reference - Volume 1: Version 3.0 For the MS-DOS and PC-DOS Operating Systems

Declare Function RemoveDirectory Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "RemoveDirectoryA" (ByVal lpPathName As String) As Long

Platforms: Win 32s, Win 95/98, Win NT

RemoveDirectory deletes a directory from a disk. The function will not delete any files or subdirectories inside the directory. If the directory to delete is not completely empty, the function will fail. The function returns 1 if successful, or 0 if an error occured.

lpPathName

The directory to delete. The directory must be completely empty.

Example:

' Delete the directory C:\MyPrograms\TempData. Dim retval As Long ' return value retval = RemoveDirectory("C:\MyPrograms\TempData") ' delete the directory If retval = 1 Then ' success Debug.Print "C:\MyPrograms\TempData was successfully deleted." Else Debug.Print "Deletion failed. Make sure C:\MyPrograms\TempData is empty." End If

See Also: CreateDirectory Category: Files

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