DelDir (delete a directory)

function DelDir(what: string): boolean;

This function attempts to delete the what directory in the local file-system, and returns true if the deleteion is successful, or false if the function fails.

Warning

This function will fail if the directory you’re trying to delete is not empty. In order to completely and recursively delete a directory and all of its files and subdirectories with a single command, you may want to take a look at the DelTree function.

This function accepts the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Requirement	Explanation
what	string	required	must be a valid and existing path to an empty directory you wish to delete

Possible return values:

Value	Explanation
true	the function succeeded: the directory was deleted
false	the function failed: the directory was not deleted