How to delete files with backslash in name

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I had some code that was developed for a windows server to create some image files. The destination parameter had backslashes in the path. When run on a Coldfusion 9 linux server, the files ended up in the top directory with long filenames consisting of ' directory\directory\filename'. Now I need to delete them. I've tried cffile action="delete" file="directory\\directory\\filename">.

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johnvalter88

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BKBK

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The syntax is <cffile action="delete" file="absolute_path_to_the_file">. So what you need to do is figure out how to get the absolute path, on the basis of the current page.

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WolfShade

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ExpandPath() should work.

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Adam Cameron.

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Did just deleting them exactly as-is (ie: without escaping the backslashes) not work?

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Dan_Bracuk

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Execute cfdirectory on the directory in question. Loop through the query object and use whatever field refers to the name of the file. I'd have to look that up, but you can do that.

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