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