Deleting folders during uninstallation

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I am creating folders during my installation

VB

Public Overrides Sub Install(ByVal stateSaver As System.Collections.IDictionary)
        MyBase.Install(stateSaver)
        InstallDir = Me.Context.Parameters("dir")
       
        Try
            Directory.CreateDirectory(folder1)
            Directory.CreateDirectory(folder2)
           
            File.Create(folder1+ "\test1.txt")
            File.Create(folder2+ "\test2.txt")
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub

VB

Public Overrides Sub Uninstall(ByVal savedState As System.Collections.IDictionary)
        MyBase.Uninstall(savedState)

End Sub

I am using this code for uninstalltion but ~~unfortuantely~~ it is not deleting the folders and files.
how do i do i delete the files.

Regards
SK

Posted 19-Jun-12 1:46am

oppai_kamu

Updated 19-Jun-12 1:52am

Manas Bhardwaj

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Manas Bhardwaj · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-19T01:53:00

Solution 1

I don't think that this is unfortunate. It's just that you haven't handled it.

You have to use Custom Actions for that:
1.Add a new library ("CustomActions") to the setup project
2.Add => New Item => Installer class
3.Switch to code view and override the Uninstall method

C#

public override void Uninstall(IDictionary savedState)
{
    base.Uninstall(savedState);

    // Delete folder here.
}

1.Add the project output (Primary Output) of the CustomActions project to the setup project.
2.Right click your setup project and click View => Custom Actions
3.Rigth click uninstall => Add Custom Action => Application Folder => Primary Output of CustomActions

Posted 19-Jun-12 1:53am

Manas Bhardwaj

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oppai_kamu 19-Jun-12 8:09am

Thank you for the reply
I have
1.added a Installer class to the project.
2.Install method is overwritten as shown above.
3.Uninstall method is written as below
MyBase.Uninstall(savedState)
InstallDir = Me.Context.Parameters("dir")
Try
Directory.Delete(folder1)
Directory.Delete(folder2)
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
4.to custom actions i have added primary output by right clicking on uninstall.

Am i am missing something?
i am uninstalling through Add/Remove in the control Panle
please advice.

Prasad_Kulkarni 19-Jun-12 8:21am

Five!!!

Manas Bhardwaj 19-Jun-12 8:25am

thx!

VJ Reddy 20-Jun-12 22:38pm

Good answer. 5!

Manas Bhardwaj 21-Jun-12 3:15am

thx!

Sandeep Mewara 21-Jun-12 16:44pm

Nice. 5!