DirDelete

Delete the entire contents of a directory. Deleted folders are not recoverable from the recycle bin.

Syntax

DirDelete,<DirToDelete>[,FAST]

Example:

DirDelete,c:\MyPath

Remarks

As of WB076, the optional FAST parameter was added. When this parameter is used, WinBuilder will rename the directory to a random name, and then execute the delete process in the background. This can improve performance when removing directories that have a large number of files in them.

• Note: This background process (i.e. the remove directory command) is a child of WinBuilder. When ( or IF ) WinBuilder is exited before the delete is finished, the background process is also terminated, and may leave a directory with a name like ~<???>.tmp left behind. If this happens, just manually delete this directory.