OS level Trash Can
Jimmie Houchin
jhouchin at texoma.net
Thu Feb 20 17:05:22 UTC 2003
I have been playing around with learning and testing File* code.
In the process I have created 10s of 1000s of files and have been
deleting them via the OS. So I thought I would browse the FileDirectory
to learn how to delete from within Squeak so I wouldn't have to leave
Squeak in order to do such a mundane task. :)
So here is what I came up with:
"Delete the test files"
| filedir |
filedir := FileDirectory default fullName, '\testfiles\'.
filedir := FileDirectory on: filedir.
filedir deleteLocalFiles.
It works fine. But it deletes the files completely and doesn't place
them in the OS Trash or RecycleBin. For what I am currently doing that
is fine.
Is there a way to place files into the OS Trash/RecycleBin?
Has such a feature been thought of?
It seems as if it would be a nice way to enable staying within Squeak
more. I'm hoping as things progress I will be able to do more in Squeak
and drop to the OS less and less. Let Squeak manage the OS and its
activities. :)
Thanks,
Jimmie Houchin
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