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DELETE FILE
Remove a file from disk
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Syntax
DELETE FILE | ERASE <xcFile>
Arguments
<xcFile> is the name of the file to be deleted from disk and can be
specified either as a literal file name or as a character expression
enclosed in parentheses. You must specify the file name, including the
extension, and it may optionally be preceded by a drive and/or path
specification.
Description
DELETE FILE, a synonym for ERASE, is a file command that removes the
specified file from disk. SET DEFAULT and SET PATH do not affect DELETE
FILE. The file is deleted from disk only if found in the current DOS
directory or in the directory explicitly specified as part of the file
name.
Warning! Files must be CLOSEd before deleting them. Otherwise,
either a sharing violation or a date corruption on the drive may occur.
Examples
. This example removes a specified file from disk then tests to
see if the file was in fact removed:
? FILE("Temp.dbf") // Result: .T.
DELETE FILE Temp.dbf
? FILE("Temp.dbf") // Result: .F.
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also:
CLOSE
CURDIR()
FILE()
USE
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