RmDir Statement

Description

Removes an existing directory or folder.

Syntax

RmDir path

The path named argument is a string expression that identifies the directory or folder to be removed — may include drive. If no drive is specified, RmDir removes the directory or folder on the current drive.

Remarks

An error occurs if you try to use RmDir on a directory or folder containing files. Use the Kill statement to delete all files before attempting to remove a directory or folder.

See Also

ChDir Statement, CurDir Function, Kill Statement, MkDir Statement.

Example

This example uses the RmDir statement to remove an existing directory or folder.


' Assume that MYDIR is an empty directory or folder.
RmDir "MYDIR"    ' Remove MYDIR.