DeleteDirectory

Deletes a directory.

Syntax

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory(Directory, DeleteDirectoryOption)

Parameters

	Directory	String, input
		Directory to be deleted.
	DeleteDirectoryOption	Enumeration, input
		Specifies what should be done when a directory that is to be deleted contains files or directories. Default is DeleteAllContents.

Remarks

	DeleteDirectoryOption
	DeleteDirectoryOption.DeleteAllContents	Delete the contents of the directory along with the directory. Default.
	DeleteDirectoryOption.ThrowIfDirectoryNonEmpty	Throw an IOException if the directory is not empty. The Data property of the exception lists the file(s) that could not be deleted.

Examples

This example deletes the specified directory only if it is empty:

Sub Main()

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory "C:\Users\Public\My Directory\", DeleteDirectoryOption.ThrowIfDirectoryNonEmpty

End Sub

This example deletes the specified directory and all of its contents:

Sub Main()

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory "C:\Users\Public\My Directory\", DeleteDirectoryOption.DeleteAllContents

End Sub