FileDelete() function

Deletes an individual file.

Syntax

result = FileDelete (filename)

Parameters

filename

The path name and file name of the file to delete. A literal string value, message tagname, or string expression. UNC path names are supported.

Remarks

Do not use the wildcard characters (* and ?) with the FileDelete() function and do not use the FileDelete() function in asynchronous QuickFunctions.

The FileDelete() function does not delete directories.

Return value

A value indicating success or failure of the file deletion:

1 - file is deleted successfully

0 - file is not deleted successfully. Possible causes are attempts to delete a read only or a non-existent file.

Example(s)

This script deletes the file c:\Data.txt and returns 1 if the file was found and deleted successfully.

Status=FileDelete("c:\Data.txt");