Progressbar for file/folder delete to stop GUI hang

[sundar]

In my programm i need to delete folders/files and show the user about progress. Though it can can easily be done with FileDelete and DirRemove (without progress), the problem comes when the folder/file size is larger.It hanges the main gui completely. I searched the forum and found a script which deletes files one by one. However the script does not work properly. It does not delete all the files and folders. Once the script complete then i have to provide admin rights to delete remaining folder/files. Here is the script i am trying to use:-

$DIR = "path\to\folder"
If Not @error Then
    $FILE = _FileListToArray($DIR)
    If IsArray($FILE) Then
        Dim $PATH[5]
        ProgressOn("Removing "& $SEARCH,$DIR)
        For $INDEX = 1 To $FILE[0]
            ProgressSet($INDEX*100/$FILE[0],$FILE[$INDEX])
            _PathSplit($DIR & "\" & $FILE[$INDEX],$PATH[1],$PATH[2],$PATH[3],$PATH[4])
            If $PATH[4] <> "" Then
                FileDelete($DIR & "\" & $FILE[$INDEX])
            Else
                DirRemove($DIR & "\" & $FILE[$INDEX],1)
            EndIf
            Sleep(250)
        Next
        ProgressOff()
    EndIf
EndIf

I also need to remove the folder where $DIR points to.

[sundar]

Any help please...

[bogQ]

#RequireAdmin from help file?

[sundar]

The script is already running as admin using #RequireAdmin. I had to delete those folders manually.

[careca]

I would use Melba's "RecFileListToArray" since it can retrieve files and folders,

you can specify the depth of the recursive function and some more stuff. Maybe the script lags

because while it is deleting the big file it doesn't update the bar, same as saying it just hangs.

Someone with higher knowledge step in and prove me wrong.

EDIT: Oh btw add DirRemove($DIR,1) after the NEXT, that way,

after it has found and deleted all files, it deletes the folder itself uppon exiting the loop.

Next
DirRemove($DIR,1)
ProgressOff()

Edited March 14, 2013 by careca

[ur]

Are you importing any other AU3 files in your script. Because this script is not working for me.

Ans also please tell if you got solution for this.

 

Getting error @  $SEARCH and _PathSplit() as undefined global variable and function respectively.

 

Please see the attached screenshot for reference.

Edited June 3, 2015 by ur
more info

[Melba23]

ur,

Stop necroing every thread you can find about deletion progress bars - I have deleted all the others.

As to your question about _PathSplit - why not look in the Help file and find out what include file you need for yourself?

M23

 

[ur]

These scripts might be helpful.

For me , delete2.au3 is working, as I tested only it.

 

Delete1.au3

​Delete2.au3

Delete3.au3

 

But the issues is not solved as the script hangs when deleting large files.

 

The below script is used by me before for copying files/folders with progress bar(windows default one).

I found similar option for moving by using same object.

But not able to find for delete.

Can anyone provide for deleting.

 

dml.vbs

Edited June 4, 2015 by ur
more info

[ur]

ur,

Stop necroing every thread you can find about deletion progress bars - I have deleted all the others.

As to your question about _PathSplit - why not look in the Help file and find out what include file you need for yourself?

M23

 

​@Melba23

I am not waiting for these kind of sarcastic answers.Everyone in the forum knows about the help file.

I am waiting for other people in forum who are willing to help.

And more over if anyone write any piece of code in the forum, it doesn't mean that reader should investigate himself to get the dependency.It is only matter of two lines to show the #include lines in the post to save others time.

 

Edited June 4, 2015 by ur
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[Melba23]

ur,

I am not waiting for these kind of sarcastic answers

​Neither am I - and I suggest that you pay attention to what I said.

M23

 

[ur]

Did anyone found a solution to stop the script to hang while deleting the files and folders.

Edited June 6, 2015 by ur

[BrewManNH]

FileDelete and DirRemove will not return to the running script until they have finished deleting what you told them to, there's no workaround possible using those functions. You could do it using a Run command and the RMDIR command and/or the DEL commands from a console window, but you'd have to get feedback from those commands to determine if they've done what you wanted.