You need to add the attribute "includeemptydirs" to the
delete task:
    <delete includeemptydirs="yes">
      <fileset dir="production">
        <include name="**/prod/**"/>
        <include name="**/upcast/**"/>
      </fileset>
    </delete>
Peter
Myriam Delperier wrote:

>hello I've got problems to delete some dirs with ant.
>I've got a root directory : 
>${dossier.installation.up}/production
>
>in which i want to delete all the 'prod' and 'upcat' subdirectories
>
>I tried this : 
>
><delete>
>
><fileset dir="${dossier.installation.up}/production">
>
><include name="**/prod/**"/>
>
><include name="**/upcast/**"/>
>
></fileset>
>
></delete>
>
>but it only deletes the contents of those...
>
>and i tried this : 
>
> 
>
><delete>
>
><fileset dir="${dossier.installation.up}/production">
>
><include name="**/prod"/>
>
><include name="**/upcast"/>
>
></fileset>
>
></delete>
>
>but it doesn't work
>
>
>
>does  anybody have an idea of how i can do this?
>
>thanks for your help
>
>
>
> 
>
>
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