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ERASE
Remove a file from disk
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Syntax
ERASE | DELETE FILE <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. The file name must be fully specified
including the extension, and it may optionally be preceded by a drive
and/or path specification.
Description
ERASE is a file command that removes a specified file from disk. SET
DEFAULT and SET PATH do not affect ERASE. 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 being ERASEd. Otherwise,
either a sharing violation or a date corruption on the drive may occur.
Examples
. This example removes a specified file from disk and then tests
to see if the file was in fact removed:
? FILE("Temp.dbf") // Result: .T.
ERASE Temp.dbf
? FILE("Temp.dbf") // Result: .F.
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also:
CLOSE
CURDIR()
FERASE()
FILE()
FRENAME()
RENAME
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