Re: [BLACKBOX] Deleting a directory

From: Douglas G. Danforth <"Douglas>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:37:50 -0800

----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-2136563327_-_- Content-type: text/plain Robert, You can certainly iterate over all the files in a directory but, like you, I do not see how to actually delete the directory once those files have been deleted. -Doug Danforth On 12/9/2010 2:00 PM, Robert wrote: Hi, I'm sure I've done this before, but have forgotten how (and where)! To delete a File one calls Files.dir.Delete (loc, name$) but how do you delete a directory? Help! Regards Robert ---- To unsubscribe, send a message with body "SIGNOFF BLACKBOX" to LISTSERV{([at]})nowhere.xy ---- To unsubscribe, send a message with body "SIGNOFF BLACKBOX" to LISTSERV{([at]})nowhere.xy ----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-2136563327_-_- Content-type: application/rtf Content-transfer-encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="rtf-body.rtf" e1xydGYxXGFuc2lcYW5zaWNwZzEyNTJcZnJvbWh0bWwxIFxkZWZmMHtcZm9udHRibA0Ke1xmMFxm c3dpc3NcZmNoYXJzZXQwIEFyaWFsO30NCntcZjFcZm1vZGVybiBDb3VyaWVyIE5ldzt9DQp7XGYy XGZuaWxcZmNoYXJzZXQyIFN5bWJvbDt9DQp7XGYzXGZtb2Rlcm5cZmNoYXJzZXQwIENvdXJpZXIg TmV3O319DQp7XGNvbG9ydGJsXHJlZDBcZ3JlZW4wXGJsdWUwO1xyZWQwXGdyZWVuMFxibHVlMjU1 O30NClx1YzFccGFyZFxwbGFpblxkZWZ0YWIzNjAgXGYwXGZzMjQgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzI0MyA8 IURPQ1RZUEUgSFRNTCBQVUJMSUMgIi0vL1czQy8vRFREIEhUTUwgNC4wMSBUcmFuc2l0aW9uYWwv L0VOIj59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzMgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzE5IDxodG1sPn0NCntcKlxo dG1sdGFnMiBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMjQyICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWczNCA8aGVhZD59 DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzEgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzI0MSAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcx IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcyNDEgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQxIDwvaGVhZD59DQp7XCpc aHRtbHRhZzIgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzI0MiAgIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNTAgPGJvZHkg dGV4dD0iIzAwMDAwMCIgYmdjb2xvcj0iI2ZmZmZmZiI+fVxodG1scnRmIFx2aWV3a2luZDUNCntc KlxiYWNrZ3JvdW5kIHtcc2hwe1wqXHNocGluc3R7XHNwe1xzbiBmaWxsQ29sb3J9e1xzdiAxNjc3 NzIxNX19e1xzcHtcc24gZkZpbGxlZH17XHN2IDF9fX19fVxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFn MCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMjQwICAgICB9e1wqXGh0bWx0YWc2NH1caHRtbHJ0ZiB7XGh0 bWxydGYwIFJvYmVydCwNCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1s cnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgIH1Zb3UgY2FuIGNl cnRhaW5seSBpdGVyYXRlIG92ZXIgYWxsIHRoZSBmaWxlcyBpbiBhIGRpcmVjdG9yeSBidXQsDQp7 XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRh ZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICB9bGlrZSB5b3UsIEkgZG8gbm90IHNlZSBob3cg dG8gYWN0dWFsbHkgZGVsZXRlIHRoZSBkaXJlY3RvcnkNCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0 bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFn ODQgICAgIH1vbmNlIHRob3NlIGZpbGVzIGhhdmUgYmVlbiBkZWxldGVkLg0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcx MTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0K e1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgfS1Eb3VnIERhbmZvcnRoDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxo dG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRh Zzg0ICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAg DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzEx NiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7 XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICB9T24gMTIvOS8yMDEwIDI6MDAgUE0sIFJvYmVydCB3cm90ZToNCntc KlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1caHRtbHJ0ZiAgXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAg fXtcKlxodG1sdGFnNzJ9XGh0bWxydGZccGFyfVxodG1scnRmMA0KDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzk2IDxi bG9ja3F1b3RlIGNpdGU9Im1pZDo0RDAxNTE4Ri4xMDgwMjA3QHRpc2NhbGkuY28udWsiIHR5cGU9 ImNpdGUiPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBccGFyDQp7XGh0bWxydGYwIHtcKlxodG1sdGFnNjR9XGh0bWxydGYg e1xodG1scnRmMCBcbGkzNjAgSGksDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1s cnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0 ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAg ICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7 XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH1JJ20gc3VyZSBJJ3ZlIGRv bmUgdGhpcyBiZWZvcmUsIGJ1dCBoYXZlIGZvcmdvdHRlbiBob3cgKGFuZA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0 IFxwYXIgfVxodG1scnRmICBcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH13aGVyZSkh DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQg ICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0K e1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzEx NiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7 XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUN ClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfVRv IGRlbGV0ZSBhIEZpbGUgb25lIGNhbGxzDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxo dG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRt bHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4 NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAg DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFn ODQgJm5ic3A7fVxodG1scnRmIFwnYTBcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgIEZpbGVzLmRpci5EZWxldGUgKGxvYywg bmFtZSQpDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1s dGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxy dGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRt bHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBh ciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH1idXQgaG93IGRvIHlvdSBkZWxldGUgYSBkaXJlY3Rv cnk/DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFn ODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYw IA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRh ZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9 DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxp bmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAg fUhlbHAhDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1s dGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxy dGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRt bHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBh ciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYg XGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAg ICAgfVJlZ2FyZHMNCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1caHRtbHJ0ZiAgXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wq XGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpc aHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntc KlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFn NCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfVJvYmVydA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIg fVxodG1scnRmICBcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFn MTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0N CntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGlu ZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9 DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRt bHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0tLS0tDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBh ciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0 YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIg fQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9VG8gdW5zdWJzY3JpYmUsIHNlbmQgYSBtZXNzYWdlIHdp dGggYm9keSAiU0lHTk9GRiBCTEFDS0JPWCIgdG8NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1caHRtbHJ0 ZiAgXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9e30NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgPGEg Y2xhc3M9Im1vei10eHQtbGluay1hYmJyZXZpYXRlZCIgaHJlZj0ibWFpbHRvOkxJU1RTRVJWQExJ U1RTLk9CRVJPTi5DSCI+fVxodG1scnRmIHtcZmllbGR7XCpcZmxkaW5zdHtIWVBFUkxJTksgIm1h aWx0bzpMSVNUU0VSVkBMSVNUUy5PQkVST04uQ0gifX17XGZsZHJzbHRcY2YxXHVsIFxodG1scnRm MCBMSVNUU0VSVkBMSVNUUy5PQkVST04uQ0hcaHRtbHJ0ZiB9XGh0bWxydGYwIFxodG1scnRmIH1c aHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzkyIDwvYT59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxy dGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgICAgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJy Pn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0 bWx0YWc4NCAgICAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRt bHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICAgICAgIH0NCntcKlxo dG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBc cGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnODQgICAgIH17XCpcaHRtbHRhZzcyfVxodG1scnRmXHBhcn1caHRt bHJ0ZjANCg0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMDQgPC9ibG9ja3F1b3RlPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiB9XHBhcg0KXGh0 bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcwIFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcyNDAgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRt bHRhZzU4IDwvYm9keT59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzIgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzI3IDwvaHRt bD59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzMgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzY0IDxwPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiB7XGh0 bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfS0tLS0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1caHRt bHJ0ZiAgXGh0bWxydGYwIFRvIHVuc3Vic2NyaWJlLCBzZW5kIGEgbWVzc2FnZSB3aXRoIGJvZHkg IlNJR05PRkYgQkxBQ0tCT1giIHRvIExJU1RTRVJWQExJU1RTLk9CRVJPTi5DSA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0 YWc0IFxwYXIgfVxodG1scnRmICBcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgXGh0bWxydGZ9fQBhc3M9Imea0AhpbF+0MA== ----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-2136563327_-_--- Received on Thu Dec 09 2010 - 23:37:50 UTC