From: Justin Collins <justincollins@...>
Date: 2008-02-09T09:46:40+09:00
Subject: Re: trouble with FileUtils.rm() -- Invalid arguement error

an an wrote:
> Justin Collins wrote:
>   
>> an an wrote:
>>     
>>>> It looks like you're trying to remove all the files in the directory at
>>>>         
>>> dir = Dir.open("c:\\myDir\\delete\\")
>>> FileUtils.rm(dir.entries.reject{|e| /\.{1,2}$/ =~ e})
>>>
>>> the problem is, that the dir.entries only returns the filename of each 
>>> entry...is there anyway to have them expanded
>>>       
>> Use Dir.glob instead:
>>
>> FileUtils.rm Dir.glob("c:\\myDir\\delete\\")
>>
>> -Justin
>>     
>
> still doesn't work for some reason. in irb if I do
>
> Dir.glob("C:\")
> puts Dir.glob("C:\")
>
> neither of which print anything
>
>   
I forgot the asterisk:

FileUtils.rm Dir.glob("c:\\myDir\\delete\\*")


-Justin