RmDir

Removes an existing directory or folder.

Syntax: RmDir path

path

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

An error occurs when RmDir is used on a directory or folder containing files. Use the Kill statement to delete all files before attempting to remove a directory or folder.

Note

In BETA 1005, RmDir raises run-time error -2147467259 (&H80004005) when it fails. VB6 raises 75 (Path/File access error) for a folder that holds files, and 76 (Path not found) for one that does not exist.

See Also

• ChDir, ChDrive, MkDir statements
• CurDir, Dir functions
• Kill 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.