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'**********************************************************************************************************
' Name: deleteFile
' Author: mielk | 2012-10-14
'
' Comment: Function to delete the specified file from the file system.
'
' Parameters:
' filepath The path of a file to be deleted.
'
' Returns:
' Boolean True - if the given file has been deleted or the given file doesn't exist.
' False - if it was impossible to delete the given file (i.e. it is being used at
' this moment).
'
'
' --- Changes log -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' 2012-10-14 mielk Function created.
'**********************************************************************************************************
Public Function deleteFile(filepath As String) As Boolean
Const METHOD_NAME As String = "deleteFile"
Const ERR_NUM_FILE_NOT_FOUND As Long = 53
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Static objFSO As Object '(Late binding that allows to use the function, even if
'Microsoft Scripting Runtime library is not loaded)
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Create FileSystemObject instance if it hasn't been created yet. ------------------------------------|
If objFSO Is Nothing Then '|
Set objFSO = VBA.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") '|
End If '|
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
'Try to remove the given file. If it is not possible code moves to the DeleteFileException label. ---|
On Error GoTo DeleteFileException '|
Call objFSO.deleteFile(filepath) '|
deleteFile = True '|
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
'==========================================================================================================
ExitPoint:
Exit Function
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeleteFileException:
If VBA.Err.number = ERR_NUM_FILE_NOT_FOUND Then
'File cannot be deleted because it doesn't exist. In this case True should be returned.
deleteFile = True
Else
'File cannot be deleted for any other reason.
deleteFile = False
End If
GoTo ExitPoint
End Function