: : : : : I'm working on a personalized wipe-out disk for a friend, but I can't figure out how to make it delete the file the person specifies. You see, I have a text box(txtFile) where the user will type in the name of the file, a text box(txtSource) where the user will type in the location of the file, then the start button(txtDelete), but my problem is that I don't know the code to delete the file specified in the "txtFile" box. Can some one help me?
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: : : : I think there is a command 'kill' which can remove files.
: : : : Example: Kill ("c:\temp\test.txt")
: : : : So in your case : Kill (txtSource.Text & txtFile.Text)
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: : : : To remove directories use: rmdir
: : : : Example: Rmdir ("c:\temp\")
: : : : Note that the last function only works if ALL files AND folders are removed in that folder so the folder is empty.
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: : : : Good luck!
: : : : Marty
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: : : : Thanks for your help, but now I have another problem. I also have "Cancel" button, and I can't figure out what kind of code to use for the button to make the delete action stop.
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: : Well you can't really stop one Kill command. What you can do is stop a loop in which more files are deleted.
: : For example if you delete 100 files in a directory using a while loop, create a public boolean continue which is set on true initially. I you press cancel this boolean will be set to false so that the loop won't continue.
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: : Example:
: : general
: : public continue as boolean
: : -----
: : public sub deleteFiles ()
: : continue = true
: : While i < numberOfFiles And continue = true
: : Kill(fileList.item(i)text)
: : i = i + 1
: : end sub
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: : Something like that should work. Note that if you delete 100 files at once, you only have a couple of seconds to cancel. But if the user of your program deletes about 10 files (or less) you won't get the chance to cancel.
: : Instead I would recommend a prompt box which asks for comfirmation so the user is sure.
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: : Good luck!
: : Marty
: :
: Okay, so I used the exact code you gave me for the kill command, and I don't exactly understand the code for my cancel button, but I also need help with how to make a prompt box to ask for confirmation.
: CompuWizJR
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With the code you just gave me, I get the following Task List build error:Statement cannot appear within a method body. End of method assumed.
It's from the "Public Sub" part of the code. What does it mean, and how do I fix it?
CompuWizJR
