Microsoft KB Archive/87376

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WD: Macro to Remove a Subdirectory in Word for Windows

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Q87376

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

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SUMMARY
The RmDir command can be used to remove a specified folder, directory or subdirectory. Before the directory can be deleted, all the files in the directory must be removed. The Kill statement can be used to delete files from a directory.

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Syntax
RmDir DirName$ The following example deletes all files from a directory and then deletes the directory:

  Kill &quot;C:\WINWORD\DOCS\*.*&quot; RmDir &quot;C:\WINWORD\DOCS&quot; NOTE: If you are using Word 6.x for the Macintosh, you must include a valid Macintosh path, as in the following example:

  RmDir &quot;Mac HD:Microsoft Word 6:Test Document&quot;