RmDir Function
Removes an existing directory.
The My feature gives you greater productivity and performance in file I/O operations than RmDir. For more information, see My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory Method.
Public Sub RmDir(ByVal Path As String)
Parameters
- Path
Required. String expression that identifies the directory or folder to be removed. Path can include the drive. If no drive is specified, RmDir removes the directory on the current drive.
Exceptions
Exception type |
Error number |
Condition |
|---|---|---|
Path is not specified or is empty. |
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Target directory contains files. |
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Directory does not exist. |
See the "Error number" column if you are upgrading Visual Basic 6.0 applications that use unstructured error handling. (You can compare the error number against the Number Property (Err Object).) However, when possible, you should consider replacing such error control with Structured Exception Handling Overview for Visual Basic.
Remarks
An error occurs if you try to use RmDir on a directory containing files. Use the Kill function to delete all files before attempting to remove a directory.
Example
This example uses the RmDir function to remove an existing directory.
' Assume that MYDIR is an empty directory.
' Remove MYDIR.
RmDir("MYDIR")
Smart Device Developer Notes
This function is not supported.
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
**Module:**FileSystem
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
See Also
Tasks
How to: Delete a Directory in Visual Basic