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Re: Flag a file to be deleted

• Posted by Eucoder <eucoder at hotmail.com> Nov 13, 2004
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> Moving Files in Windows NT
> 
> Win32-based applications running on Windows NT should use MoveFileEx()
> with the MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT flag to move, replace, or delete
> files and directories currently being used. The next time the system
> is rebooted, the Windows NT bootup program will move, replace, or
> delete the specified files and directories.
> 
> To move or replace a file or directory that is in use, an application
> must specify both a source and destination path on the same volume
> (for example, drive C:). If the destination path is an existing file,
> it will be overwritten. If the destination path is an existing
> directory, it will not be overwritten and both the source and
> destination paths will remain unchanged. Here is an example call to
> move or replace a file or move a directory:
> 
>    // Move szSrcFile to szDstFile next time system is rebooted
>    MoveFileEx(szSrcFile, szDstFile, MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT);
> 
> To delete a file or directory, the application must set the
> destination path to NULL. If the source path is a directory, it will
> be removed only if it is empty. Note that if you must use MoveFileEx()
> to remove files from a directory, you must reboot the computer before
> you can call MoveFileEx() to remove the directory. Here is an example
> of how to delete a file or empty a directory:
> 
>    // Delete szSrcFile next time system is rebooted
>    MoveFileEx(szSrcFile, NULL, MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT);
> 
> 
> >From <a
> >href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/140570/EN-US/">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/140570/EN-US/</a>
> 
> 
Thanks!
That seems like what I need