How to delete files and folder form main folder in vb ?

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How to delete file and folder from main folder in vb.
i have a main folder in that i have some files and inside folder also have some file,so i need to delete in vb.

yybxo3fhzgcojvjj5mqv0mag\sample.txt
yybxo3fhzgcojvjj5mqv0mag\temp\Cache\form mail
yybxo3fhzgcojvjj5mqv0mag\temp\Cache\form mail\2014-07-01T06_22_20\100@678x.Pdf

in above "yybxo3fhzgcojvjj5mqv0mag" is main folder that contain sample.txt file and also temp,Cache,form mail,2014-07-01T06_22_20 contain subfolders,in "2014-07-01T06_22_20" folder contain 100@678x.Pdf file.

so if use like

VB

Try
       Dim dinfo As New DirectoryInfo(Server.MapPath("") & "\yybxo3fhzgcojvjj5mqv0mag")
       If dinfo IsNot Nothing Then
           For Each finfo As FileInfo In dinfo.GetFiles()
               finfo.Delete()
           Next
           dinfo.Delete()
       End If
   Catch ex As Exception

   End Try

it will delete files form main folder only it not delete file form subfolders and also subfolders need to delete.

So if main folder have files and folder ,if i delete main folder only it need to delete main folder,files and subfolders also.

Pls reply asap

Regards

Aravind

Posted 30-Jun-14 20:46pm

Aravindba

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Prasad Avunoori · Answer 1 · 2014-07-01T18:57:00

VB:

VB

Private Sub DeletFilesAndFolder()
	Dim path As String = "C:\Documents and Settings\prasad\Desktop\folder"

	If Directory.Exists(path) Then

		Directory.Delete(path, True)
	Else
		Console.WriteLine(path & " not exists")
	End If



End Sub

C#:

C#

private void DeletFilesAndFolder()
       {
           string path = @"C:\Documents and Settings\prasad\Desktop\folder";

           if (Directory.Exists(path))

               Directory.Delete(path, true);
           else
               Console.WriteLine(path + " not exists");



       }