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Removedir - remove a directory sysutils unit

function RemoveDir ( const Dir : string ) : Boolean; Description The RemoveDir function removes a directory Dir ifrom the current directory. If the remove succeeded, then True is returned, otherwise the error can be obtained using GetLastError. Related commands ChDir Change the working drive plus path for a specified drive CreateDir Create a directory GetCurrentDir Get the current directory (drive plus directory) GetDir Get the default directory (drive plus path) for a specified drive MkDir Make a directory RmDir Remove a directory SelectDirectory Display a dialog to allow user selection of a directory SetCurrentDir Change the current directory ForceDirectories Create a new path of directories Example code : Create a new directory and then remove it begin // Create a new directory in the current directory if CreateDir('TestDir') then ShowMessage('New directory added OK') else ShowMessage('New directory add failed with error : '+ IntToStr(GetLastError)); // Remove this directory if RemoveDir('TestDir') then ShowMessage('TestDir removed OK') else ShowMessage('TestDir remove failed with error : '+ IntToStr(GetLastError)); end; Show full unit code TestDir added OK TestDir removed OK