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Deletes a file accessible from the current computer.
Syntax
<Result> = fDelete(<File name> [, <Option>])
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the file was deleted,
  • False otherwise. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
<File name>: Character string
Name of the file to delete. This parameter can correspond to:
  • a file name. This file will be automatically searched in the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir).
  • a file name with its full or relative path. A UNC path can be used.
    Wildcard characters (*,?) are allowed in the file name.
    If no drive is specified, the file will be deleted from the current drive.
AndroidAndroid Widget If the "*.*" expression is used, only the files that have an extension will be deleted.
AndroidAndroid Widget This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its installation directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
iPhone/iPadIOS WidgetMac Catalyst This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder Under iPhone/iPad, on both the device and the emulator, the file system is read-only. An application can only write to its installation directory or one of its subdirectories.
<Option>: Optional constant
Type of deletion to perform:
frReadOnlyAutomatically deletes the read-only files (without confirmation).
frToRecycleBinSends the file to the Windows recycle bin instead of deleting it.
AndroidAndroid Widget This constant is not available.
Remarks

Error management

fDelete throws an error in the following cases:
  • the file to delete does not exist,
  • the file to delete is open or locked,
  • the user has no read or write rights on the file to delete.
Component: wd300std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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