DeleteDirectory

[dellthinker]

Hi all, Im trying to figure out how to use the DeleteDirectory API. I went to MSDN and it looks pretty straight forward. But i got a undeclared identifier error.

my code

#include <windows.h>

int main(){
	DeleteDirectory("C:\\test", NULL, NULL, NULL);
	return 0;
}

I was just trying to be simple so i could figure out how to use it. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

The error:

[quote]
error C2065: 'DeleteDirectory' : undeclared identifier
[/code]

Thanx in advance!

[Plasmator]

error C2065: 'DeleteDirectory' : undeclared identifier

That's because there's no such API. I take it you're referring to RemoveDirectory...

[GCDEF]

The MSDN I have doesn't list a DeleteDirectory API.

[dellthinker]

Thanx for your replies. DeleteDirectory() seems to be a working API. But according to MSDN.

RemoveDirectory Function

Deletes an existing empty directory.

To perform this operation as a transacted operation, use the RemoveDirectoryTransacted function.

So what if the dir has files inside of it? How would i manage to delete one with files in it?

[Plasmator]

DeleteDirectory() seems to be a working API.

Say what?

So what if the dir has files inside of it? How would i manage to delete one with files in it?

FindFirstFile, FindNextFile, DeleteFile.

[a1ex07]

So what if the dir has files inside of it? How would i manage to delete one with files in it?

I used SHFileOperation to delete all the files.

        SHFILEOPSTRUCT fileOpStruct;
        fileOpStruct.hwnd = this->m_hWnd; 
        fileOpStruct.wFunc = FO_DELETE;
        fileOpStruct.pFrom = L"path_to_your_folder\*.*"
        fileOpStruct.pTo = 0;
        fileOpStruct.fFlags = FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS;
        fileOpStruct.lpszProgressTitle =L"Deleting old files";
        int res = SHFileOperation(&fileOpStruct);
        if (res || fileOpStruct.fAnyOperationsAborted)
        {
             // error or user doesn't confirm deleting 
        }
        else
        {
            // files were deleted, now directory can be deleted.
        }

[GCDEF]

Thanx for your replies. DeleteDirectory() seems to be a working API. But according to MSDN.



So what if the dir has files inside of it? How would i manage to delete one with files in it?

You said DeleteDirectory, but posted MSDN saying RemoveDirectory.