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

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

Solution

  • 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);
}