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cap08
New Contributor III
2 months ago

Conversion from string to type integer is not valid

Hello,  I'm trying to delete a File Share file but getting the error in the Subject above and I don't know what's causing it - I'm hoping someone can help.  This is my code: Dim fileName As Str...
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  • DanielWillis's avatar
    DanielWillis
    2 months ago

    I think you might be using DeleteFile wrong.

    I don't think it is expecting a string path in the 2nd parameter, it is expecting a FileSystemLocationType, e.g., FileSystemLocation.FileShare or FileSystemLocation.ApplicationDatabase. If there was a path I believe it would go into the fileFullName parameter.

     

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DanielWillis
Valued Contributor
2 months ago

I think you might be using DeleteFile wrong.

I don't think it is expecting a string path in the 2nd parameter, it is expecting a FileSystemLocationType, e.g., FileSystemLocation.FileShare or FileSystemLocation.ApplicationDatabase. If there was a path I believe it would go into the fileFullName parameter.

 

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    cap08
    New Contributor III
    2 months ago

    I'll check it out, thanks!

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      cap08
      New Contributor III
      2 months ago

      Hi DanielWillis

      Your suggestion made things clearer for me and I found a Snippet (the Snippets are great!) so my solution was:

      Dim filePath As String = path.Combine(extractFolderPath.ToString,fileName)

      'if file exists, delete it
      If system.IO.File.Exists(filePath) Then
      System.IO.File.Delete(filePath)
      End If

      So simple!

      Thanks so much!

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        DanielWillis
        Valued Contributor
        2 months ago

        Glad to hear it & thanks for sharing your solution for others.