[2008] Deleting directory (with wildcard) -
I need to be able to delete all files and folders/subfolders within a specified directory, using a wildcard - does anyone know how I can use a wildcard in my code below?
Code:
My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory(sFolderPath, Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs, FileIO.RecycleOption.DeletePermanently)
Eg: I want to delete the following directories & their subfolders:
c:\temp\test_xxx_123
c:\temp\test_xxx_456
c:\temp\test_xxx_789
c:\temp\test_xxx_012
c:\temp\test_xxx_345
However, I don't want to delete anything in c:\temp\ that doesn't contain "_xxx_" in the middle of the folder name.
In short, I need the VB equivalent (using my code above) for...
DEL c:\temp\*_xxx_*
(Except that DOS command doesn't work either, cos XP post SP2 doesn't delete subfolders by default, hence my need for a coded app).
Thanks.
[2008] Deleting directory (with wildcard) -
I need to be able to delete all files and folders/subfolders within a specified directory, using a wildcard - does anyone know how I can use a wildcard in my code below?
Code:
My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory(sFolderPath, Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.UIOption.OnlyErrorDia
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i tri