How to recursively delete a directory in .NET that contains files

[Dave]

Directory.Delet e(path, true (recursive)) throws an exception of the
directory is not empty. silly as they could have overloaded the
method further providing for deletions with files...

anyway, i also tried using Process and spawning a DOS rmdir command
but that it quite inelegant.

any ideas as to how to cleanly do this?

thanks, dave

[Marc Gravell]

any ideas as to how to cleanly do this?
Delete the files and subdirs first? Not tidy, I know... but there
t'is.

Marc

[Alberto Poblacion]

"Dave" <dj*********@gm ail.comwrote in message
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Directory.Delet e(path, true (recursive)) throws an exception of the
directory is not empty. silly as they could have overloaded the
method further providing for deletions with files...

anyway, i also tried using Process and spawning a DOS rmdir command
but that it quite inelegant.

any ideas as to how to cleanly do this?

private static void BorrarRecursiva mente(string ruta)
{
string[] ficheros = Directory.GetFi les(ruta);
foreach (string fichero in ficheros) File.Delete(fic hero);
string[] directorios = Directory.GetDi rectories(ruta) ;
foreach (string directorio in directorios)
{
BorrarRecursiva mente(directori o);
}
Directory.Delet e(ruta);
}

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

"Dave" <dj*********@gm ail.comwrote in message
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Directory.Delet e(path, true (recursive)) throws an exception of the
directory is not empty. silly as they could have overloaded the
method further providing for deletions with files...

anyway, i also tried using Process and spawning a DOS rmdir command
but that it quite inelegant.

any ideas as to how to cleanly do this?

thanks, dave

Easy and fast using System.Manageme nt.

string dirName = @"c:\\somefolde r";
string objPath = string.Format(" Win32_Directory .Name='{0}'",di rName);
using (ManagementObje ct dir= new ManagementObjec t(objPath))
{
ManagementBaseO bject outParams = dir.InvokeMetho d("Delete", null, null);
uint ret = (uint)(outParam s.Properties["ReturnValu e"].Value);
if(ret == 0)
Console.WriteLi ne("Success");
else Console.WriteLi ne("Failed with error code: {0}", ret);
}
Willy.