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Re: Delete folder with spaces in path

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peter.vandewalle wrote:

> I'm trying to delete a folder in the 'Program Files'. But I don't see why
> this wont work...
> Here's the code I'm trying:
>
> Sub DeleteAFolder(filespec)
>      Dim fso
>      Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>      fso.DeleteFolder(filespec)
> End Sub
>
> DeleteAFolder("C:\Program Files\TestFolder")
>
>
> Result: "Permission denied"

Your script requires admin privileges.

> I also tried:
>
> Sub DeleteAFolder(filespec)
>      Dim fso
>      Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>      fso.DeleteFolder(filespec)
> End Sub
>
> DeleteAFolder("""C:\Program Files\TestFolder""")
>
>
> Result: "Path not found"

This version is looking for a folder named "C:\Program Files\TestFolder", 
*including the quotation marks*. The first version is correct.

> Any ideas?

*Why* are you deleting something in Program Files?

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