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Negima
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 Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: What am I doing wrong here with the DeleteFile API? |
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| Code: | #include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
int main()
{
signed int x;
std::cout << "Welcome to Negi_trainer\n";
DeleteFile("C:\\New Folder");
system("pause");
std::cout << "Please enter some numbers\n";
std::cin >> x;
std::cout << "The number(s) you entered are " << x << "\n";
system("pause");
return 0;
}
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STN
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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You can't use DeleteFile() for removing directories, it will fail. Use RemoveDirectory() instead to delete a directory. Also note that the directory you are trying to delete must be empty otherwise RemoveDirectory() will fail.
Hope it helps 
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Negima
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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| STN wrote: | You can't use DeleteFile() for removing directories, it will fail. Use RemoveDirectory() instead to delete a directory. Also note that the directory you are trying to delete must be empty otherwise RemoveDirectory() will fail.
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Thanks, but I'm not trying to delete a directory, the folder known as "new folder" is located inside the C:\ directory
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hcavolsdsadgadsg
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Didn't you end up asking this a long ass time ago only to end up posting a version that deleted windows files in random spam?
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HalfPrime
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Folder == directory
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Negima
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Wiccaan wrote: | | Negima wrote: | | STN wrote: | You can't use DeleteFile() for removing directories, it will fail. Use RemoveDirectory() instead to delete a directory. Also note that the directory you are trying to delete must be empty otherwise RemoveDirectory() will fail.
Hope it helps |
Thanks, but I'm not trying to delete a directory, the folder known as "new folder" is located inside the C:\ directory |
| Code: | | DeleteFile("C:\\New Folder"); |
Your code clearly states it's trying to delete a folder. You might need to reword what you are asking as it doesn't seem you are coming across clearly. |
Problem is the script wont even compile
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hcavolsdsadgadsg
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:03 am Post subject: |
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It looks like it should compile fine
Post the error.
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atom0s
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:35 am Post subject: |
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I assume it doesn't compile because you are using the default character set, Unicode, while the code posted above is Multibyte. You can either use the Unicode version of the same code and functions, or, switch the character set in the project properties.
Unicode version of what is posted above. (Not fixing code just recoding it to be Unicode..)
| Code: | #include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
int main()
{
signed int x;
std::wcout << L"Welcome to Negi_trainer\n";
DeleteFile(L"C:\\New Folder");
system("pause");
std::wcout << L"Please enter some numbers\n";
std::wcin >> x;
std::wcout << L"The number(s) you entered are " << x << L"\n";
system("pause");
return 0;
} |
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DeletedUser14087
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:40 am Post subject: |
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Try this:
| Code: | #include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <stdio.h>
BOOL main( void )
{
BOOL DFile = DeleteFile(_T("Video.avi"));
_tprintf(_T("%d\n"), DFile); //0 = failed or file does not exists, 1 = success
DFile == 1 ? printf("Success\n") : printf("Fail\n");
return DFile;
} |
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atom0s
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:45 am Post subject: |
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You can find a detailed, commented, useful example of how do use the API here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365204(VS.85).aspx
It has some basic checking to determine if you are able to delete the given file or not to prevent unwanted errors and such.
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