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Function FileDelete() Foundation

Deletes one or more files specified by a file mask and file attributes.

Syntax
FileDelete( <cFileMask>        , ;
            [<nFileAttributes>]  ;  // Default: 32
          ) --> lDeleted
Return

Returns .T. if at least one file was deleted.

Description

<cFileMask>

This is a string specifying the file(s) to delete. It may contain "wild cards" (eg: "C:\DATA\*.NTX" )

<nFileAttributes>

File attributes are numeric values corresponding to #define constants found in XBTDISK.CH

FA_NORMAL

FA_READONLY

FA_HIDDEN

FA_SYSTEM

FA_ARCHIVE

Multiple attributes are specified by adding the corresponding constants.

NOTE

To delete a directory the funtion DirRemove() must be used.

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