LurchMan 2 Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Hey Everyone - I searched the forums for a bit looking for something that will delete a file automatically on next reboot and couldn't really find anything practical. Below is my solution for auto deleting a file, just figured I would share it with the community, enjoy!Func _DeleteOnReboot ($sFile) $rtn = DllCall ("kernel32.dll", "int", "MoveFileEx", "str",'"' & $sFile & '"' , "str", Default, "int", 4) ;4 and default means delete on next reboot. If $rtn[0] = 0 Then Return 1 ;Error Else Return 0 ;Success EndIf EndFuncMSDN Information I Used Edited April 5, 2011 by LurchMan Dating a girl is just like writing software. Everything's going to work just fine in the testing lab (dating), but as soon as you have contract with a customer (marriage), then your program (life) is going to be facing new situations you never expected. You'll be forced to patch the code (admit you're wrong) and then the code (wife) will just end up all bloated and unmaintainable in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wraithdu 70 Posted April 5, 2011 Read up a bit more on the use of DllCall. The second parameter should be a NULL pointer, so: DllCall ("kernel32.dll", "int", "MoveFileEx", "str",'"' & $sFile & '"' , "ptr", 0, "int", 4) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LurchMan 2 Posted April 5, 2011 Read up a bit more on the use of DllCall. The second parameter should be a NULL pointer, so: DllCall ("kernel32.dll", "int", "MoveFileEx", "str",'"' & $sFile & '"' , "ptr", 0, "int", 4) Thank you, this was my first attempt at using DllCall. Dating a girl is just like writing software. Everything's going to work just fine in the testing lab (dating), but as soon as you have contract with a customer (marriage), then your program (life) is going to be facing new situations you never expected. You'll be forced to patch the code (admit you're wrong) and then the code (wife) will just end up all bloated and unmaintainable in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandwichdoge 0 Posted April 21 The flag parameters on MSDN are type dword so the function below should work. DllCall ("kernel32.dll", "int", "MoveFileEx", "str", $sFile , "ptr", 0, "dword", 4) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melba23 2,699 Posted April 21 sandwichdoge, Welcome to the AutoIt forums. Bit I take you did not notice that the post above yours dates from 7 years ago? Please do not necro-post like this in future. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind._______My UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
