Problems with delete folders

[Raymond]

Is there any simple way to delete all files and subfolders recursively under specific folder (but I wanna keep this folder)? DirRemove can only delete one subfolder at a time and you have to give it the subfolder name. So many subfolders there...

Plus,

FileSetAttrib("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\", "-R")
DirMove("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\", 1)

got a msg saying "Favorites is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be deleted." How can I get over with it?

My system is win2kpro sp3.

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Briegel]

Is there any simple way to delete all files and subfolders recursively under specific folder (but I wanna keep this folder)? DirRemove can only delete one subfolder at a time and you have to give it the subfolder name. So many subfolders there...

Plus,

FileSetAttrib("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\", "-R")
DirMove("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\", 1)

got a msg saying "Favorites is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be deleted." How can I get over with it?

My system is win2kpro sp3.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Use latest Beta and try this ...

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$sPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\XXX\Favoriten"

FileDelete($sPath & "\*.*")

$folderlist = _FileListToArray($sPath, "*", 2)
For $i = $folderlist[0] To $folderlist[1] Step -1
    DirRemove($sPath & "\" & $folderlist[$i], 1)
Next

[Nomad]

Is there any simple way to delete all files and subfolders recursively under specific folder (but I wanna keep this folder)? DirRemove can only delete one subfolder at a time and you have to give it the subfolder name. So many subfolders there...

Plus,

FileSetAttrib("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\", "-R")
DirMove("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\", 1)

got a msg saying "Favorites is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be deleted." How can I get over with it?

My system is win2kpro sp3.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Have you tried:

;full path to folder and * as a wildcard to delete all files contained within

FileDelete("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\*")

Nomad

[Nomad]

Use latest Beta and try this ...

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$sPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\XXX\Favoriten"

FileDelete($sPath & "\*.*")

$folderlist = _FileListToArray($sPath, "*", 2)
For $i = $folderlist[0] To $folderlist[1] Step -1
    DirRemove($sPath & "\" & $folderlist[$i], 1)
Next

This way also deletes any folders contained within the directory, my way will not. I don't know of a good way to do this if you don't have beta.

[Briegel]

Have you tried:

;full path to folder and * as a wildcard to delete all files contained within

FileDelete("C:\Documents and Settings\xx\Favorites\*")

Nomad

@Nomad

what about the subfolders?

[Raymond]

Thanks all replies!

Actually I wanna delete all files and subfolders. Now I found a simple way

Run(@ComSpec & " /k rd /s /q " & '"C:/Documents and Settings/xx/Favorites\"', "", @SW_HIDE)

Copy "/k" switch from Help, honestly I don't know what it means.

[w0uter]

/k (Keep) keeps the window open.

in your way it should be /c (close)