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Re: Delete folder with spaces in path

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Op donderdag 5 mei 2016 09:02:03 UTC+2 schreef peter.va...@designexpress.eu:
> 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"
> 
> 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"
> 
> 
> Any ideas?

How can I add admin privileges to the script?

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