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Description:
This UDF allows you to delete a directory and all of it's contents. Note - in CFMX7, this UDF is not necessary.

Return Values:
Return a boolean.

Example:

deleteDirectory("/home/webworksllc/www/test/foo2","True")

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 Recursively delete a directory.
 
 @param directory 	 The directory to delete. (Required)
 @param recurse 	 Whether or not the UDF should recurse. Defaults to false. (Optional)
 @return Return a boolean. 
 @author Rick Root (&#114;&#105;&#99;&#107;&#64;&#119;&#101;&#98;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#107;&#115;&#108;&#108;&#99;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 @version 1, July 28, 2005 
--->
<cffunction name="deleteDirectory" returntype="boolean" output="false">
	<cfargument name="directory" type="string" required="yes" >
	<cfargument name="recurse" type="boolean" required="no" default="false">
	
	<cfset var myDirectory = "">
	<cfset var count = 0>

	<cfif right(arguments.directory, 1) is not "/">
		<cfset arguments.directory = arguments.directory & "/">
	</cfif>
	
	<cfdirectory action="list" directory="#arguments.directory#" name="myDirectory">

	<cfloop query="myDirectory">
		<cfif myDirectory.name is not "." AND myDirectory.name is not "..">
			<cfset count = count + 1><cfdump var="#myDirectory#">
			<cfswitch expression="#myDirectory.type#">
			
				<cfcase value="dir">
					<!--- If recurse is on, move down to next level --->
					<cfif arguments.recurse>
						<cfset deleteDirectory(
							arguments.directory & myDirectory.name,
							arguments.recurse )>
					</cfif>
				</cfcase>
				
				<cfcase value="file">
					<!--- delete file --->
					<cfif arguments.recurse>
						<cffile action="delete" file="#arguments.directory##myDirectory.name#">
					</cfif>
				</cfcase>			
			</cfswitch>
		</cfif>
	</cfloop>
	<cfif count is 0 or arguments.recurse>
		<cfdirectory action="delete" directory="#arguments.directory#">
	</cfif>
	<cfreturn true>
</cffunction>