RemoveDirectory
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4/8/2010
This function deletes an empty directory. A RAPI version of this function exists called CeRemoveDirectory (RAPI).
Syntax
BOOL RemoveDirectory(
LPCTSTR lpPathName
);
Parameters
- lpPathName
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the path of the directory to be removed. The path must specify an empty directory, and the calling process must have delete access to the directory.
Return Value
Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
This function operates only on empty directories. If the directory is not empty, use the FindFirstFile function, the FindNextFile function, this function, and the DeleteFile function to recursively enumerate and delete the files and subdirectories in the directory.
Requirements
| Header | winbase.h |
| Library | coredll.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |