Kill

Kill statement deletes files from disk.

The required File argument must be valid string expression representing a valid file name. Filemay contain a DOS path structure including directory or folder names, and a drive letter.

Kill supports the use of multiple-character (*) and single-character (?) wildcards to specify multiple files. The Kill statement does not work on a currently open file. To remove a directory use the RmDir statement.

The file system tracks the current drive and the current directory of every drive. Use the CurDir, CurDir$ statement to determine the current directory. The current drive letter can be extracted from the Left character returned in the CurDir statement.

Syntax

Kill File

File:

A string or expression that can represent a valid file name, and may include a DOS path structure including directory or folder names, and a drive letter.

Related Functions

Close | FileCopy | FreeFile | Name | Open

Example

' Assume TESTFILE is a file containing some data.
Kill "TestFile"

' Delete all Dat files in current directory.
Kill "*.Dat"