Yes, I am running Win2k (sorry, should have mentioned that) and yes, ChDir did solve the probem. Thanx so much! -randall --- Javier Molina <numeropi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I guess you are under WinNT / 2k / XP, because Win9x won't complain > if you delete the directory. > > Try to use ChDir to any other directory (for example, your > application exe > directory) after unzipping, this should solve your problem. > > Hope that helps > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randall Sell" <randallsell@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:15 PM > Subject: [delphizip] Lock left in temp directory > > > > Hello all, > > > > I am using Delphi3.02, ZipMaster 1.45 (can't ugrade do to other > > complications) > > > > My problem is that ZipMaster is not releasing some sort of file > sharing > > lock on the directory I build under the temp directory. > > > > All my files are extracted to this directory. After I do my > processing > > on these files, I want to delete those files and the tmp directory > I > > created to hold those files. > > > > I don't do any explicit loading or unloading of the zip DLLS, but > as a > > safety, I called > > ZipMaster.Unload_Unz_Dll; > > ZipMaster.Unload_Zip_Dll; > > > > So I know for sure the DLLs are unloaded. but I still can't remove > the > > directory that I created. I have tested and I know for sure that it > is > > TZipMaster that is causing the problem - if I don't unzip, I can > nuke > > the directory fine. > > > > anyone have any ideas how I can work around my problem? > > > > many thanx in advance, > > Randall Sell > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/