Delete folder script ran from?

I need to delete the folder from which a script was called. So far I can
delete the contents (including the script) but not the actual folder. Note
the folder is open and the script is ran from the open folder.

akiuni
Tue Jan 24 09:46:03 CST 2006

Hi

I think that's just impossible... You can't delete a folder opened just
because there is a lock on it. Try to rename it, if it can't, so you should
not be able to delete it...




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akiuni



"Yogi_Bear_79" wrote:

> I need to delete the folder from which a script was called. So far I can
> delete the contents (including the script) but not the actual folder. Note
> the folder is open and the script is ran from the open folder.
>
>
>

Michael
Tue Jan 24 18:52:08 CST 2006

akiuni wrote:
> Hi
>
> I think that's just impossible... You can't delete a folder opened
> just because there is a lock on it. Try to rename it, if it can't, so
> you should not be able to delete it...


Simple test to prove your point. The *contents* of the folder (including the
executing script) will be deleted by the folder itself will not (even with
no open explorer/cmd window opened for it.

Create an empty folder and create a script (name doesn't matter) in the
folder with the following code and then run it...

set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set myFolder = fso.getfolder(wscript.scriptfullname & "\..")
msgbox myFolder.path & " has files: " & myFolder.files.count
on error resume next
myFolder.delete
msgbox err.description
on error goto 0
msgbox myFolder.path & " has files: " & myFolder.files.count



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Michael Harris
Microsoft MVP Scripting