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    RmDir

    Remove directory when empty.

    Declaration

    Source position: systemh.inc line 1567

    procedure RmDir(const s: shortstring);  overload; overload;

    procedure RmDir(const s: RawByteString);  overload; overload;

    procedure RmDir(const s: unicodestring);  overload; overload;

    Description

    Rmdir removes the directory S.

    Errors

    Depending on the state of the {$I} switch, a runtime error can be generated if there is an error. In the {$I-} state, use IOResult to check for errors.

    See also

    Name Description
    Chdir Change current working directory.
    Mkdir Create a new directory.

    Example

    Program Example53;

{ Program to demonstrate the MkDir and RmDir functions. }

Const D : String[8] = 'TEST.DIR';

Var S : String;

begin
  Writeln ('Making directory ',D);
  Mkdir (D);
  Writeln ('Changing directory to ',D);
  ChDir (D);
  GetDir (0,S);
  Writeln ('Current Directory is : ',S);
  WRiteln ('Going back');
  ChDir ('..');
  Writeln ('Removing directory ',D);
  RmDir (D);
end.