InstallAware

Hi,

is there a possibility to remove complete folders ?
I can't find a function for deleting folders... like "delete files".

E.g. I need to delete a folder inside folder SHORTCUTFILES after a installation created a folder with links.

Since we don't want programs to create their own shortcuts on the clients uf our users, because we use a central shortcuts on a fileserver for which users are each permitted by Acitve Directory-Group...

The Installation itself is executed inside the project with the run program function, since no msi-package available of JDK 5.02 EE.

@Installaware: could be something for next version / Designrequest


Best Regards
Emu

i managed to create a workaround with a vbs which can take a parameter which holds the path + foldername and added the vbs under supportfiles...

so now i call run program with $WINSYSDIR$\\cscript.exe and parameter $SUPPORTDIR$\\removefolder.vbs $WINSYSDIR$test (as e.g. to delete folder test inside system32)

But i wonder why a such often used function like deletefolder is not inside the regular functions of installaware. Or I'm just blind and can't find it

removefolder.vbs:

On Error Resume Next
Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

fldr = objArgs(0)

If fso.FolderExists(fldr) Then
fso.DeleteFolder fldr, True
End If

Set fso = Nothing
Set WshShell = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing

WScript.Quit(0)

Yes - I agree with you. It shouldn't be so difficult to remove a folder's contents and afterwards the folder as well


Cheers,
D.

It isn't difficult.

Just use the Run Program function to run cmd with the parameters /C "rd /S /Q "c:\\DirToDelete""

Very clever - but will this work on Vista and UAC?

D.

Delete Files Recursive, anyone?

Michael i don't think this would help, because they don't want to only delete the files in the folder, but the folder itself.

I don't know if it works on Vista or UAC (what's that?), because i have none of them here.

Use Call DLL Function on RemoveDirectoryA in kernel32.dll if you want to remove a folder that is already empty.

There should be a script command for this. I know that Windows Installer does it, it's not hard there, so this is just an oversight! Please add this feature!

The request for this feature has been noted.

In the mean time, to delete a folder, you'll need to:

Delete the contents of the folder:
Recursively Delete Files $path$\folder

Delete the (empty) folder:
Call DLL Function kernel32.dll->RemoveDirectoryA

What's the status on this feature request? I uninstall my application and the TOMCAT folder left behind has a ton of EMPTY sub directories.

Chris,

For now, please use the workaround above.

I appreciate the work around, but I'd like to check an alternate solution. Can you:

1) Recursively Delete Files "$path$\folder\*"
2) Recursively Delete Files "$path$\FileNameThatDoesNotExist.not"


Assumptions:
1) I want to delete all empty folders under $path$2) I'm confident that no files exist with the name given above


Thanks!

Hi,

How about you give it a try? Which version of IA are you using?

I tested it out and everything seemed to work fine. We'll see how things go in a more complex environment, but I'm happy enough to go with it.

I'm using IA 12 Studio on Win 7.

Thanks,