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Description:
Arguments: 1. Path : folder physical path for which you want to clean empty directory. Function return boolean value indicating directory empty or not and if empty it will be deleted.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfset deleteEmptyFolder('#expandPath("/temp/")#')>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 Delete empty folder from given path.
 
 @param path      Path to delete (if empty). (Required)
 @return Returns a boolean. 
 @author Pritesh (pritesh@thecfguy.com) 
 @version 1, May 30, 2011 
--->
<cffunction name="deleteEmptyFolder" access="public" output="false" returntype="boolean">
    <cfargument name="path" required="true" type="string" />
    <cfset var qList="">
    <cfset var qDir = "">
    <cfset var qFiles = "">
    <cfset var isEmpty = 1>
    <!--- List Directory --->
    <cfdirectory action="list" directory="#arguments.path#" recurse="no" name="qList">
    <!--- get sub directory list --->
    <cfquery name="qDir" dbtype="query">
        select * from qList where type='Dir'
    </cfquery>
    <!--- Call recursive function to check directory empty or not --->
    <cfloop query="qDir">
        <!--- If sub directory not empty mark current directory as not empty. --->
        <cfif not deleteEmptyFolder(qDir.directory & "\" & qDir.name)>
            <cfset isEmpty=0>
        </cfif>
    </cfloop>

    <!--- Check for file exists in current directory --->
    <cfquery name="qFiles" dbtype="query">
        select * from qList where type='File'
    </cfquery>
    <!--- If file exists mark as not empty --->
    <cfif qFiles.recordCount gt 0>
        <cfset isEmpty = 0>
    </cfif>

    <!--- If current directory empty then delete it --->
    <cfif isEmpty>
        <cfdirectory action="delete" recurse="false" directory="#arguments.path#">
    </cfif>
    <!--- Return empty status for current directory --->
    <cfreturn isEmpty>
</cffunction>