Thread: removing contents of a folder

  1. 09-17-2001 #1
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    Thumbs up removing contents of a folder

    [I have posted this question before, but that was ages ago...so here it is....]

    How do you remove the contents of a folder instead of the actual folder itself (I am using Dev C++ and I would like to know how to do it in a console application - not windows. Also, could you please state the header file (eg. <fstream.h> if you answer).

    I know of one way: remove("C:\\folderName"); but this only deletes the actual folder, not the contents...

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    >>> but that was ages ago

    Well, actually 5 days ago. Here's the link.

    http://www.cprogramming.com/cboard/s...&threadid=1181

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    oh ok. Thanks
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