DeleteDirectoryContent (Activity)

The DeleteDirectoryContent deletes directory content based on criteria and optionally, removes the directory itself.

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• Description

Description

Delete Directory Content
Name	DeleteDirectoryContent
Purpose	Delete directory and its content
Category	File Primitives
Returns	Number of deleted files
Version	2.3+

Arguments

Argument	Type	Direction	Purpose
CreationTime	DateTime	In	Minimum creation time
DeleteEmptyDirectory	Boolean	In	If true, an empty directory is deleted
Directory	String	In	Directory full path
Filter	String	In	Search pattern for files (extension)
LastWriteTime	DateTime	In	Minimum last write time
Result	Integer	Out	Number of deleted files including the directory

Usage

This activity deletes all files matching the search pattern Filter and timestamp criteria CreationTime and LastWriteTime in the given directory. If DeleteEmptyDirectory is set to true the system tries to remove the directory as well.

It returns the number of actual deleted files, including the directory.

See also

• Workflow Designer
• DeleteFile (Activity)
• ReadDirectoryContent (Activity)