Description

Use the Delete method to delete the folder to which the given aqFolderInfoObj object corresponds.

Declaration

aqFolderInfoObj.Delete(Confirm)

aqFolderInfoObj	An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to an aqFolderInfo object
Confirm	[in]	Optional	Boolean	Default value: False
Result	Boolean

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

aqFolderInfo

Parameters

The method has the following parameter:

Confirm

Specifies whether the method should remove non-empty folders. If the parameter's value is False, the method removes folders only if they do not contain any files. If the parameter's value is True, the method removes non-empty folders as well.

Result Value

True if the folder was deleted successfully, and False if it was not.

Remarks

If the method fails to delete the folder, TestComplete will post an information message to the test log explaining the cause of the failure.

Example

The code below creates a temporary folder, adds a file to it and then deletes this folder at the end of the test.

JavaScript, JScript

function DeletingFolder()
{

var sPath = "C:\\Temp";

// Creates a folder
aqFileSystem.CreateFolder(sPath);

var FolderInf = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath);

// Adds a file to the folder
aqFile.Create(sPath + "\\TempFile.txt");

// Performs some actions over the file's content

// Deletes both the folder and the file
FolderInf.Delete(true);

}

Python

def DeletingFolder():
  sPath = "C:\\Temp"
  # Creates a folder
  aqFileSystem.CreateFolder(sPath)
  FolderInf = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath)
  # Adds a file to the folder
  aqFile.Create(sPath + "\\TempFile.txt")
  # Performs some actions over the file's content
  # Deletes both the folder and the file
  FolderInf.Delete(True)

VBScript

Sub DeletingFolder

sPath = "C:\Temp"

' Creates a folder
Call aqFileSystem.CreateFolder(sPath)

Set FolderInf = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath)

' Adds a file to the folder
Call aqFIle.Create(sPath & "\TempFile.txt")

' Performs some actions over the file's content

' Deletes both the folder and the file
Call FolderInf.Delete(true)

End Sub

DelphiScript

function DeletingFolder;
var sPath, FolderInf;
begin
sPath := 'C:\Temp';

// Creates a folder
aqFileSystem.CreateFolder(sPath);

FolderInf := aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath);

// Adds a file to the folder
aqFile.Create(sPath + '\TempFile.txt');

// Performs some actions over the file's content

// Deletes both the folder and the file
FolderInf.Delete(true);
end;