Perhaps there should be: delete folder delete empty folder
~ Chris Innanen ~ Nonsanity On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Pierre Sahores <psaho...@free.fr> wrote: > Yes, if really needed but about the unability of "delete folder" and/or > revdeletefolder, to work against non empty folders, does this need to be > seen as a bug or as a feature ? My vote would go to the second purposal... > > Best, > > Pierre > > Le 4 mai 2011 à 16:13, Mike Bonner a écrit : > > > In this case a (potentially dangerous) shell call is probably the best > > option. > > > > shell("rm -r directoryname") > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:49 AM, Matthias Rebbe <runrev260...@m-r-d.de > >wrote: > > > >> Pierre, > >> > >> thanks for your answer. > >> > >> delete folder... unfortunately only deletes empty folders. If a folder > >> contains files or other folders one has to use revdeletefolder. At least > >> that´s what the dictionary says. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Matthias > >> Am 04.05.2011 um 00:05 schrieb Pierre Sahores: > >> > >>> Matthias, > >>> > >>> I don't use the revdeletefolder command and can't comment on it but : > >>> > >>> delete file (thepath) > >>> delete folder (thepath) > >>> > >>> instead, from within my irev libs and it works fine (as long as, in > case > >> of file, the file to delete is not the running irev script it self !). > >>> > >>> HTH, > >>> > >>> Pierre > >>> > >>> > >>> Le 3 mai 2011 à 23:20, Matthias Rebbe a écrit : > >>> > >>>> Sorry, > >>>> > >>>> of course i meant revdeletefolder. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Matthias > >>>> Am 03.05.2011 um 23:18 schrieb Matthias Rebbe: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> i am trying to delete an non empty folder with an .irev script on > >> on-rev. > >>>>> > >>>>> The dictionary says that revdelete is supported under Desktop. Web > >> (Revlet) and Server. But i get an "Can´t find Handler" error. > >>>>> > >>>>> Could someone confirm that revdelete does or does not work for > her/him > >> under revServer? > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Matthias > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> use-livecode mailing list > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Pierre Sahores > >>> mobile : (33) 6 03 95 77 70 > >>> > >>> www.woooooooords.com > >>> www.sahores-conseil.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > -- > Pierre Sahores > mobile : (33) 6 03 95 77 70 > > www.woooooooords.com > www.sahores-conseil.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode