DeleteDirectory2

Deletes a directory.

Syntax

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory2(Directory, UIOption, RecycleOption)

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory2(Directory, UIOption, RecycleOption, UICancelOption)

Parameters

	Directory	String, input
		Directory to be deleted.
	UIOption	Enumeration, input
		Whether to visually track the operation's progress. Default is OnlyErrorDialogs.
	RecycleOption	Enumeration, input
		Specifies whether the directory and it's contents should be deleted permanently or placed in the Recycle Bin. Default is DeletePermanently.
	UICancelOption	Enumeration, input
		Specifies what should be done if the user clicks Cancel during the operation. Default is ThrowException.

Remarks

	UIOption
	UIOption.AllDialogs	Show progress dialog box and any error dialog boxes.
	UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs	Only show error dialog boxes and hide progress dialog boxes. Default.

	UICancelOption
	UICancelOption.DoNothing	Do nothing when the user clicks Cancel.
	UICancelOption.ThrowException	Throw an exception when the user clicks Cancel. Default.

	RecycleOption
	RecycleOption.DeletePermanently	Delete the directory permanently. Default.
	RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin	Send the directory to the Recycle Bin.

Examples

This example deletes the specified directory and all of its contents, asking the user to confirm the deletion, but does not send the contents to the Recycle Bin:

Sub Main()

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory2 "C:\Users\Public\My Directory\", UIOption.AllDialogs, RecycleOption.DeletePermanently, UICancelOption.ThrowException

End Sub

This example deletes the specified directory and all of its contents, sending them to the Recycle Bin, but does not show the progress of the operation:

Sub Main()

FileSystem.DeleteDirectory2 "C:\Users\Public\My Directory\", UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs, RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin, UICancelOption.ThrowException

End Sub