RMDIR()
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Description
- This function attempts to remove the empty directory specified in dirName. If successful, the function returns 0; otherwise, a system error code is returned.
- See MSDN for a list of System Error Codes (0-499)
- See also MKDIR() to make a directory.
Syntax
- retValue = rmdir("dirName")
Hints
- To confirm that the directory was successfully removed, use this test to check the value returned by the function:
result = rmdir("dirName") if result <> 0 then notice "Directory not removed." end
Example
' To remove a folder named "temp" in the current directory ' and confirm the removal: result = rmdir("temp") ' Check if folder is existing if result = 2 then print "Folder does not exist." ' Test if successful if result <> 0 then print "Folder was not removed." else print "Folder has been removed from ";DefaultDir$ end if end
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