Search and delete directories

[Philip Wagenaar]

How do I search for a directory on a windows xp machine
and delete the directory including all subfolders and
files in them?

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Philip Wagenaar" <p.********@acc on.nl> scripsit:

How do I search for a directory on a windows xp machine
and delete the directory including all subfolders and
files in them?

Scanning a directory:

<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet/dotnet/samples/filesystem/downloads/RecursiveFileSc an.zip>

Deleting:

'System.IO.Dire ctory.Delete(<p ath>, True)'.

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Anders]

Hi,

as far as I understand U loop through the folders for foldername and when
found, delete the folder including subfolders See code below. try it but be
careful cause it deletes without asking

LoopFolders ("C:\Temp")

Private Sub LoopFolders(ByV al nod As String)
Dim strPath As String = nod
Dim strDir As String

With nod
For Each strDir In Directory.GetDi rectories(strPa th)
' Path.GetFileNam e returns just the file name portion of the full
path returned from the GetDirectories method.
if strDir = SEARCHED_FOLDER then
strPath =
Directory.Delet e(strPath, true) ' CAREFUL this doesn't ask
for confirmation it simply delete recursivly the folder and contents
end if
Next
End With
End Sub

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Yours
/ Anders Sundberg


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How do I search for a directory on a windows xp machine
and delete the directory including all subfolders and
files in them?