by Robert A. Charest Jr. (1 Submission)
Category: Files/File Controls/Input/Output
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
(3 Votes)
This Procedure Deletes all Files in Directory as well as all Sub Directories and Files
Inputs
vFile = Directory to Delete
API Declarations
VBcoders'###########################################
'# Removes an Entire Directory Structure #
'# ------------------------------------- #
'# Created By : Robert A. Charest Jr. #
'# E-mail : [email protected] #
'###########################################
Public Sub RmTree(ByVal vDir As Variant)
Dim vFile As Variant
' Check if "\" was placed at end
' If So, Remove it
If Right(vDir, 1) = "\" Then
vDir = Left(vDir, Len(vDir) - 1)
End If
' Check if Directory is Valid
' If Not, Exit Sub
vFile = Dir(vDir, vbDirectory)
If vFile = "" Then
Exit Sub
End If
' Search For First File
vFile = Dir(vDir & "\", vbDirectory)
' Loop Until All Files and Directories
' Have been Deleted
Do Until vFile = ""
If vFile = "." Or vFile = ".." Then
vFile = Dir
ElseIf (GetAttr(vDir & "\" & vFile) And _
vbDirectory) = vbDirectory Then
RmTree vDir & "\" & vFile
vFile = Dir(vDir & "\", vbDirectory)
Else
Kill vDir & "\" & vFile
vFile = Dir
End If
Loop
' Remove Top Most Directory
RmDir vDir
End Sub
