In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Thierry
Godefroy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>On Lundi 09 Juillet 2001 16:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I have a problem with the HD.
>> First I have deleted Files in the directory "DIR1"
>> (win4_DIR1_File1?.File99).
>
>What worries me is the "?" into the filename... QDOS/SMS
>do not understand UNIX wildcards natively (although a
>a shell or programs ported from the UNIX world usually
>do understand wildcards in their command line)...
>
>IOT delete all files from DIR1_ directory from SBASIC, use:
>
>WDEL_F win4_DIR1_
>
>> Second I deleted the directory "DIR1"
>>
>> Problem:
>> The DIR1 always existent.
>
>> The command "Delete win4_DIR1_" shows the Error Massage "Not found"
>> The command "Make_Dir win4_DIR1_" shows the Error Massage
>> "always existent"
>
>Try first the WDEL_F command, then do a DIR win4_DIR1_ (it should
>print no file at all, if it does, then something is wrong: probably
>a hard disk map corruption).
>
>Then you can try DELETE win4_DIR1
< Good advice clipped ... >
Yes, make sure your 'sub_directory' is empty of files first. It should,
then, delete ...
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Malcolm Cadman
