How to really delete a file (not to recycle bin) using the windows dialog?

mdelaga...@cipcinsa.insa-lyon.fr (Marie Delagarde)

Delphi Developer

Mon, 05 Nov 2001 03:00:00 GMT

How to really delete a file (not to recycle bin) using the windows dialog?

Hi,

I need to allow my app to copy, move, send to recycle bin and
erase files, using the standard windows dialog. I use the
SHFileoperations to do the first 3, but I can't manage to do it
to erase files. Could u help?

Thanks a lot

Thomas

Andreas Kyriaco

Delphi Developer

Mon, 05 Nov 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Re:How to really delete a file (not to recycle bin) using the windows dialog?

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> Hi,
> I need to allow my app to copy, move, send to recycle bin and
> erase files, using the standard windows dialog. I use the
> SHFileoperations to do the first 3, but I can't manage to do it
> to erase files. Could u help?
> Thanks a lot
> Thomas

Try one of these:-

BOOL DeleteFile( LPCTSTR lpFileName ) //win32

function DeleteFile(const FileName: string): Boolean; //Delphi

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regards

Andreas

Jeremy Collin

Delphi Developer

Mon, 05 Nov 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Re:How to really delete a file (not to recycle bin) using the windows dialog?

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Marie Delagarde <mdelaga...@cipcinsa.insa-lyon.fr> wrote in message

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> I need to allow my app to copy, move, send to recycle bin and
> erase files, using the standard windows dialog. I use the
> SHFileoperations to do the first 3, but I can't manage to do it
> to erase files. Could u help?

Use the same code as you have to send files to the recycle
bin, but omit the FOF_ALLOWUNDO flag.

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Jeremy Collins
Kansai Business Systems
http://www.kansai.co.uk/

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