RMDIR

The RMDIR statement deletes an empty directory using a designated path relative to the present path location.

Syntax

RMDIR directory$

Description

• directory$ is a relative path to the directory to delete.
• Directory path must be a literal or variable STRING value designating the folder to be deleted.
• If the directory contains files or folders, a ERROR Codes will occur.
• If the directory path cannot be found, a ERROR Codes error occurs.

Example(s)

ON ERROR GOTO ErrorHandler
DO
    ERRcode = 0
    INPUT "Enter path and name of directory to delete: "; directory$
    IF LEN(directory$) THEN      'valid user entry or quits
        RMDIR directory$    'removes empty folder without a prompt
        IF ERRcode = 0 THEN PRINT "Folder "; directory$; " removed."
    END IF
LOOP UNTIL ERRcode = 0 OR LEN(directory$) = 0
SYSTEM

ErrorHandler:
    ERRcode = ERR    'get error code returned
    SELECT CASE ERRcode
        CASE 75
            PRINT directory$ + " is not empty!"
        CASE 76
            PRINT directory$ + " does not exist!"
        CASE ELSE
            PRINT "Error"; ERRcode; "attempting to delete " + directory$
    END SELECT
    PRINT
RESUME NEXT

This Windows-specific output from two runs of the above program is typical, though your output may vary. User-entered text is in italics.

Enter path and name of directory to delete: *Some\Folder\That\Doesnt\Exist*
Some\folder\That\Doesnt\Exist does not exist!

Enter path and name of directory to delete: *C:\temp*
C:\temp is not empty!

See Also

• MKDIR, CHDIR
• KILL, FILES