Here is a sample source code of a function to delete files and folders using VBS.
Sample Code
Option Explicit
DeleteFolder "C:\sample"
DeleteFile "C:\test\test.txt"
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' @brief : Delete the specified file.
' @note :
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Sub DeleteFile (ByVal strFile)
Dim objFso
Set objFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' delete file
objFso.DeleteFile strFile,True
Set objFso = Nothing
End Sub
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' @brief : Delete the specified folder.
' @note :
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Sub DeleteFolder (ByVal strFolder)
Dim objFso
Set objFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' delete folder
objFso.DeleteFolder strFolder,True
Set objFso = Nothing
End SubAdditional information.
FileSystemObject.DeleteFolder Function:
- Parameter 1:
- Folder to be deleted.
- Parameter 2:
- True: Delete read-only files as well.
- False (default): Do not delete read-only files.