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udelete command

The udelete command removes the directory entry named by the path name.

Format

UDELETE <path> THEN statement(s) ELSE statement(s)

Parameters


`path`	File expressed by the valid path name, within quotes.

Description

If no process has the file open, the file is deleted. If an error occurs, the ELSE path executes.

Example(s)

To remove the \library\book1.txt file:

FILENAME = “c:\library\book1.txt”
UDELETE FILENAME ELSE
   PRINT “Can’t delete ":FILENAME
END

See also

O/S interoperability commands and functions→uclose command→ucreate command→uerror() function→uexecute command→ulock command→ulseek() function→umessage command→uopen command→uread command→ureadline() function→usystem() function→uwaitfor command→uwrite command→