chilkat - How to use Chilkat.FileAccess.FileDelete function to delete all file using .

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I have the problem to use Chilkat.FileAccess.FileDelete to delete all file using ., the log says the following, how to handle the problem, thanks!

ChilkatLog: FileDelete: ChilkatVersion: 9.5.0.75 WindowsError: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. failedToDeleteFilepath: C:\TMP\untar001*.* --FileDelete --ChilkatLog

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '18 at 00:20

You can use Chilkat to enumerate files in a directory, or enumerate files in an entire directory tree.

See the DirTree class here: http://www.chilkatsoft.com/refdoc/csDirTreeRef.html

and an example here: https://www.example-code.com/csharp/dirTree_iterate.asp

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '18 at 17:56

You are passing wildcards to FileAccess.FileDelete, which doesn't accept wildcards. Unfortunately the Chilkat API doesn't provide means to enumerate files in a directory, so if you want to stick to the Chilkat API you would have to delete the entire directory:

fa.DirDelete("C:\\TMP");

Otherwise, using standard .NET:

foreach (string file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(
    "C:\\TMP", 
    "untar001*.*" , 
    SearchOption.AllDirectories) 
    )
{
    fa.FileDelete(file);
}

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