Remove complete folder tree

[pemo]

Anyone know of an API method to remove a complete folder tree? E.g., given
a starting folder, that folder and any sub folders are deleted - even if any
of them contain files.

Thanks

[ne...@rtrussell.co.uk]

SHFILEOPSTRUCT shfo = {0} ;
shfo.hwnd = GetDesktopWindow() ;
shfo.pFrom = szFolderToDelete ; // Terminate with 2 NULs
shfo.fFlags = FOF_SILENT | FOF_NOCONFIRMATION ;
shfo.wFunc = FO_DELETE ;
SHFileOperation (&shfo) ;

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[pemo]

ne...@rtrussell.co.uk wrote:
> pemo wrote:
>> Anyone know of an API method to remove a complete folder tree?
>> E.g., given a starting folder, that folder and any sub folders are
>> deleted - even if any of them contain files.
>
> SHFILEOPSTRUCT shfo = {0} ;
> shfo.hwnd = GetDesktopWindow() ;
> shfo.pFrom = szFolderToDelete ; // Terminate with 2 NULs
> shfo.fFlags = FOF_SILENT | FOF_NOCONFIRMATION ;
> shfo.wFunc = FO_DELETE ;
> SHFileOperation (&shfo) ;
>

Thanks for this. However, a further question - if there's a file open in
one of the subfolders, can the whole tree be removed? I tried this using a
file opened in notepad and it worked ok. However, if I have cmd open and
its pathed to one of the subfolders I get a permission denied.

[ne...@rtrussell.co.uk]

pemo wrote:
> Thanks for this. However, a further question - if there's a file open in
> one of the subfolders, can the whole tree be removed? I tried this using a
> file opened in notepad and it worked ok. However, if I have cmd open and
> its pathed to one of the subfolders I get a permission denied.

I don't know for sure, but I suspect the answer is no. Notepad doesn't
really keep the file 'open' - it just loads it into memory - so that
explains why it worked OK.