Anyone have the correct syntax to remove a directory…?

[BuckXUK]

Hello all



I'm trying to find the right syntax to remove a directory using the rmdir option in the Utility>Dir class. I've tried every possible syntax variation I can think of and cannot get this option to work.



This is the error I receive:



Error in line 76 of script : TypeError. 'rmdir' undefined or not a function



I've tried:



Dir.rmdir(variableName);



rmdir(variableName);



variableName.rmdir();



Dir.variableName.rmdir();



Can anyone point me in the right direction on this?



Thanks.



William Buckingham

[dkelly]

Try



var theDir = new Dir(variableName);

theDir.rmdir();



or



var theDir = new Dir(variableName);

theDir.rmdirs();





The 2nd version will delete subdirectories (and files) if present.



Neither rmdir(dirName) and rmdirs(dirName) are NOT static members for some reason. I've reported the problem previously to Enfocus.

[BuckXUK]

Hi Dwight



Thanks for the response and I can report your 2nd option works.



I had declared the variableName in the exact same way as your syntax outside the if/else block that does the removal, but setting it inside the conditional block with your syntax sorted it out.



Thanks again.



William Buckingham

[dkelly]

Buck, my guess why rmdir() didn't work is there was a file in the directory, possibly hidden.