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DeleteEx method of the Win32_Directory class

The DeleteEx WMI class method will delete the logical file (or directory) specified in the object path. DeleteEx is an extended version of the Delete method.

This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

mof


uint32 DeleteEx(
  [out]           string StopFileName,
  [in, optional]  string StartFileName
);

Parameters

StopFileName [out]: Name of the file or directory where the DeleteEx method failed. This parameter will be null if the method succeeds.
StartFileName [in, optional]: Names the child file or directory to use as a starting point for DeleteEx. The StartFileName parameter is typically the StopFileName parameter specifying the file or directory at which an error occurred from the previous method call. If this parameter is NULL, the operation is performed on the file or directory specified in the ExecMethod call.

Return value

Return code	Description
0	The request was successful.
2	Access was denied.
8	An unspecified failure occurred.
9	The name specified was not valid.
10	The object specified already exists.
11	The file system is not NTFS.
12	The platform is not Windows 2000 or Windows NT.
13	The drive is not the same.
14	The directory is not empty.
15	There has been a sharing violation.
16	The start file specified was not valid.
17	A privilege required for the operation is not held.
21	A parameter specified is not valid.

Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Namespace	\root\CIMV2
MOF	Cimwin32.mof
DLL	Cimwin32.dll

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