1. deleting folder from java stackoverflow.comi want to delete all the contents that are present in a folder which includes files and folder too. I have written a java code to delete all the files but ... |
2. not able to delete the directory through Java stackoverflow.comIn my application I have written the code to delete the directory from drive but when I inspect the delete function of File it doesn't delete the file. I have written ... |
3. java: Unable to delete directory after creating directory stackoverflow.comIm calling create directory and delete directory sequentially, but not deleting directory why. Is it is due to the file system not refreshed in Java? |
4. How to delete a file from a directory using Java? stackoverflow.comCan anyone please tell me how to delete a file in a directory after being opened and loaded on to a database? Here is my code: public static void main(String[] args) throws ... |
5. Cannot delete temp folder (sometimes) stackoverflow.comWhen I start my application I create a temp folder: |
6. Using the JNotify library, how can you tell if a deleted file was a file or a directory? stackoverflow.comFor those unfamiliar with JNotify, this is a library which provides an easy way to monitor events in a directory. For instance, when a file gets deleted in the ... |
7. Delete files in a directory coderanch.comI nned to delete files in a specific directory. Could anyone tell me what's wrong with my code. Thanks. import java.io.*; public class FileNav{ public static void main(String argv[]){ //File dir = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir")); String[] filenames; String[] files=null; File f = new File("Download"); filenames = f.list(); for(int i=0; i< filenames.length; i++) System.out.println(filenames[i]); File fs= new File(filenames[i]); fs.delete(); } } |
8. How to Delete a Directory coderanch.com |
9. Problem in deleting files in a folder... coderanch.comHi, i hav some probem in deleting all the files in a folder. i'm able to check whether there are any files inside a particular folder, if there are files inside that folder, i need to delete all the files inside that folder. i did use the delete() method but nothing happen at all, it does not delete the files away. ... |
10. How to delete all the files except 1 file in a directory??? coderanch.com |
11. deleting directory coderanch.comYou need to delete the files inside the directory before you can delete it. The contents may include directories which themselves might be nonempty so you are faced with the same problem. /** * Deletes a directory structure. * * @param dir Directory to delete. */ static public void deleteDirectory(File dir) throws IOException { if( (dir == null) || !dir.isDirectory() ) ... |
12. Deleting old files in directory ? coderanch.comHello, I have some apps that process files and move them in a backup directory. I wish to delete old files from that directory and automate application; please suggest: 1. How can app delete files after a specific date. Example: I wish to delete all files that are more than 14 days old in a directory? Regards, |
13. creation and deletion of files and folders. coderanch.comHere's a rough sketch for creating a set of folders ... // The main routine says ... call createPath "one/two/three/four" // The createPath method does something like ... separate "one" from "two/three/four" create directory "one" call createPath "two/three/four" When createPath calls itself we get recursion. The second time it will separate "two" from "three/four", create two, call itself again with "three/four". ... |
14. How to delete a directory upon VM exits coderanch.comHello everybody. My objective is to delete a directory with all its children, including subdirectories and files upon VM exits. I did a simple test and realized that File.deleteOnExit() will not work if the File denotes to a directory and the directory has contents. So I thought I can just recursively get all files and subdirectories of that directory and call ... |
15. File and Directory deletion deletion coderanch.comHi, I am using weblogic and java 1.3, and i have written a code for dynamically generating a directory and files and deleting the files and directory on time of logging out from my application. While doing so, i am getting inconsistence result, like some time its deleting the file or some time its not. In some scenario, while logging off, ... |
16. Unable to Delete Folder + I can't belive i m posting this :( coderanch.comA friendly place for programming greenhorns! Register / Login Java Forums Java I/O and Streams Unable to Delete Folder + I can't belive i m posting this :( Post by: Jigar Naik, Ranch Hand on Oct 24, 2008 14:34:00 Hey, I have a simple program for which will create one folder, copy some file from another folder to the ... |
17. Deleting old files in directory ? coderanch.comHello, I have some apps that process files and move them in a backup directory. I wish to delete old files from that directory and automate application; please suggest: 1. How can app delete files after a specific date. Example: I wish to delete all files that are more than 14 days old in a directory? 2. Please share code if ... |
18. Delete multiple file and multiple directory coderanch.comRecursive deletion like this way is pretty exhaustic, I feel... We have to keep track of all the directories... Even after we delete all the contents inside a directory, we need to get back to its parent directory and delete the original directory. If the directories are located in a very depth way, it's more exhaustic... Kind of exhaustic depth-first search... ... |
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20. Forced Directory Deletion coderanch.com |
21. Deleting files in a directory coderanch.comOn way to approach this is to figure out the latest file from the time stamp. All the other ones are the oldest. Of course the compiler can possibly create multiple class files for the same source file. So you will have to figure somehow keep a track of it and work around that problem. |
22. deleting file from folder if exists and create new file coderanch.comHello I have uploaded adocument using upload bean which was supplied by javazoom, but when i upload a same document again it is creating a file with some number. How to check whether the file exists in the folder or not and if exists delete the file and create a new file . thanks in advance |
23. Unable to delete directory using Java. coderanch.comHi All, I have a jsp page, which send a request for bunch of files to download. I am using spring from the controller I am sending request to a service layer class where I am collecting all the directories /sub-directories and files for download and placing them into a new directory which is placed out side the WEB-INF. But my ... |
24. Delete A Directory coderanch.comHi all, I am trying to delete a diretory (Files) using java and it is working when i run the respective .class by keeping it out of directory. But if i keep the .class in the same directory where i am trying to delete , there then it is deleting all other files except the .class and therefore the directory remains ... |
25. need help with writing a scheduler which will delete files inside a folder coderanch.comHi, I am not sure if I am posting this message in the correct forum. I have a requirement where in I need to delete all the files inside a folder on the system lets say for e.g D:\test\fileholder The program should automatically run at the specific time lets say 12:00 am every morning and delete all the files from this ... |
26. Is it possible to delete all files and folders in a drive non-recursively? coderanch.comI know that all files and directories and all subdirectories under a drive can be deleted programatically using recurssion. Is it possible to do the same non-recursively? If yes, please give the sample code or if not possible state the reason? I faced this question in an interview and I said its not possible to delete non-recursively? Am I currect? |
27. How to delete files in a directory older than n days coderanch.com |
28. deleting a full directory java-forums.orgDelete each of the elements of the directory. Do this recursively if any of the contents of the directory are, themselves, directories. Possibly better: check that you have permissions to delete the contents before you begin deleting them (again this will, in general, be recursive). That way if there are permissions problems you won't be left with data in a random ... |
29. wait until directory is completely deleted java-forums.orgHi, I have a directory that contains a lot of files. I want to delete the entire directory as well as all the files in it. I want my code to wait until every File in that directory (including the directory itself) is deleted before the next command is executed. Here is what I have so far: deleteDir(new File(path_to_dir)); //custom made ... |
30. To delete a folder using file.delete() forums.oracle.com |
31. Delete All files in a folder before creating new one in the same folder forums.oracle.comHi I am using a Pie chart image which is dynamically change depends upon the data pass to it. i am displaying it in JSP page on click of a button. and also I am using Tomcat 5.5. I am generating every time a new image and storing it in a folder name "graph" and now my requirement is that i ... |
32. Delete folders and files forums.oracle.com |
33. deleting a directory, sub directory file, files? forums.oracle.comOk i was 1. Wondering if this is possiable 2. How do i do it. What im trying to have java do is start in directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Kevin Rose\Desktop\bob and from their go and delet C:\Documents and Settings\Kevin Rose\Desktop\bob\TextScripts\.svn\ but i want it to do C:\Documents and Settings\Kevin Rose\Desktop\bob\*\.svn\ star being a radical, so it would search the first layer ... |
34. Creating/Deleting Directories forums.oracle.comoffTopics: Oh, Big Daddy, DrClap you are so right. I am asking for big time shortcuts, sortof... I have java documentation, and api is in there, but I am not a native English speaker (ever heard of sLOVEnia?), and have hard time finding "the right stuff" I need help from this.forum to translate my aplication written (with tremendous help of forums) ... |
35. Preventing the deletion of the workspace(Directory) while it is in use forums.oracle.comHello, I have application which allows user to create the workspace.I want to avoid deletion of the workspace from backend while java application is using it. Eclipse has the this feature ,when i create the workspace("ABCWorkSpace") and start the Eclipse and now from the windows explorer if i try to delete the workspace("ABCWorkspace") ,it won't allow me to delete it.This might ... |
36. Deleting directory with thousands of files forums.oracle.comMachine: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz, 512Mb OS: CentOS 4.4 Java Version: 1.5.0_11-b03 Hi all, I'm trying to delete a directory that has thousands of files organized in sub-directories. I'm using org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory() which is based on File.delete() method. I've already tried to use my own recursive deleteDirectory(). My problem is that both methods list the contents of the directory and its ... |
37. how to delete a folder or a file? forums.oracle.com |
38. Delete files in /lib/ext folder forums.oracle.comI have an applet that used to install and use a third-party jar in /lib/ext. The jar is recently got upgraded but I have problem deploying the new jar file. Because the file is in /lib/ext, it is always loaded and used by JRE, I can't delete the file in code (it is locked). And because it is loaded by the ... |
39. Unable to delete directory forums.oracle.com |
40. deleting -t from files names in a directory forums.oracle.com |
41. How can I delete a directory? forums.oracle.com |
42. Is there a way to delete a directory with files in it? forums.oracle.comI am working on a program right now, and i need to know if there is a way to delete a directory that has files in it? or do i have to write another program that gets the list and deletes each file individually? if this is the solution, how do you do this? Right now, i would prefer some of ... |
43. How do i delete Older files from the directory before create a new file? forums.oracle.comThanks Narayan, I have seen many examples in the google. But unfort... i did't get close to file delete based on the list of exist file. they have given based on date or based on time... but i want to delete the one which is greated very first and create the new file in the same folder. example.. if the fodler ... |